Budgam: The 14th NCORD meeting of District Budgam was on Monday held at Conference hall of DC Office here under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Akshay Labroo along with SSP Budgam Al- Tahir Gilani.
ADC Budgam Dr. Nasir convened the meeting and briefed the chair regarding actions taken by various departments decided in the previous NCORD meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, the DC stressed on strict penalties for the drug peddlers. He reviewed all the departments involved directly in curbing the spread of drugs in Budgam.
The DC directed Forest, Agriculture and other concerned departments to take the steps to destroy Cannabis cultivation. He directed the Excise and Taxation department to destroy 100% cultivation of poppy and cannabis. He also directed them to launch FIRs on those who are growing the same illegally on their propriety lands.
The sub divisional administration was directed to coordinate with police and assistant drug controller at sub- division level to carry out joint poppy/ Cannabis destruction exercises. They were also asked to involve PRIs and other stakeholders such as imams for giving sermons on Friday prayers for mass awareness against drugs.
The DC directed the education, health and Social Welfare departments to conduct awareness programmes in all colleges, schools of the district.
Seeking strict enforcement of drug control rules, he asked Assistant Drug Controller Budgam to ensure mandatory maintaining of record of sale of psychotropic drugs by the medical stores, and check if all the 100% medical shops have installed CCTV cameras.
The DC further directed principals of different colleges of Budgam to actively participate in curbing this social abuse.
He stressed upon the members to ensure effective implementation of the directions aiming at to curb the drug abuse in the district. He said we all need to curb this menace with a heavy hand.
The DC said, District Administration Budgam is committed to create a drug-free environment in the District and will continue to take all necessary steps to achieve this goal.
Earlier, SSP Budgam threw light on the drug abuse, its causes and prevention. He briefed about the measures Budgam Police has been taking for prevention of drug abuse like carrying out frequent awareness rallies and conducting awareness programmes/seminars in schools, colleges and during Thana Diwas at Police Stations throughout the district.
He informed that in the Control part, they are taking stringent legal action against those found indulging in drug peddling and in the Rehabilitation part they are conducting counseling and providing treatment to those who have become victims of drug abuse. He further said , there should be test kits in every local hospital so that the drug addicts can be checked.
On the occasion District Social Welfare Officer Budgam shared among the officers the status of drug de-addiction centre which will be soon functional for the rehabilitation of drug addicts in the district.
Besides, ADDC Budgam, Dr. Akramullah; ADC Budgam, Dr. Nasir; CEO, CMO, SDMs, DSWO, DIO, Principals of colleges, ETO, Assistant drug controller, Inspectors of drug control department were present in the meeting.
