DC Kupwara held NCRD meeting to review measures of curbing drug abuse in district Kupwara

KUPWARA : The Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse IAS today chaired the meeting of District Level Committee under Narco Coordination (NCORD) to review various measures put in place to curb drug abuse in the district.
SSP Kupwara, Gulam Jeelani; SSP Handwara, Chowdhary Mushtaq; ADC ACR, ACD, CMO, DPEO, Tehsildars and other concerned Officers attended the meeting.Threadbare discussion was held in the meeting touching issues related to the agenda.
The officers presented detailed work done according to their roles and responsibilities.
The Deputy Commissioner impressed upon all the officers to put in extra efforts aiming to eradicate the drug menace in the district mainly focusing to have special awareness camps for the Vulnerable segments of the society such as transport, street vendors and the youth. The Tehsil level machinery need to gear up for identification of Hot spots with immediate destruction of wild bung and poppy cultivation wherever reported and initiate legal action against the culprits ,the Dy. commissioner directed.
It was informed that all the Medical shops have installed CCTV cameras with 95 percent Computerised Billing system .Asst Drug controller stand directed to ensure 100 percent mandatory Computerised Billing as a means to break the supply chain.
Highlighting the responsibility of the parrents in safeguarding the future of their children ,the Dy.commissioer emphasized for organizing monthly Parent Teacher Meetings in all govt and private schools mainly to discuss the menace a part from the other issues.
It was also Impressed upon the participants to work for declaration of Nasha mukth panchayat for a healthy competition between the panchayats in making kupwara a drug free district.