Kulgam, Feb 28: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat on Tuesday chaired a monthly meeting of the District Level Committee under the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) to discuss various measures to curb the drug abuse and narcotic trade in the district and review the implementation of decisions and directions passed in the previous meeting.
At the outset of the meeting, SSP Kulgam Sahil Sarangal informed that 28 cases were registered under NDPS in the month of February across the district. He also said that 34 drug peddlers were arrested w.e.f. 01 February 2023.
During the meeting, a threadbare discussion was held on various issues related to the incidence of drug addiction, areas of concern and hotspots of drug use, and action taken by the concerned departments with regard to curbing the menace of drugs.
The DC sought details from the concerned departments about the measures taken to control the drug menace.
The concerned Education department was instructed to submit a list of health and wellness clubs to schedule a training program accordingly for these clubs under project ‘Rehnuma’ which is an initiative of District Administration to hold a systematic set of activities, to reach out the people to make them aware about drug menace.
