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| DC Kathua reviews Drug Control measures, implementation of NMJKA | | |  Early Times Report
KATHUA, Apr 30: Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rajesh Sharma today chaired a meeting to review the implementation of drug control measures under NCORD initiative and the ongoing 100 Day Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan(NMJKA) in the district. The Deputy Commissioner took a first-hand appraisal of the anti-drug and anti-narcotics initiatives launched by the enforcement departments. He stressed the need to give further push to awareness and enforcement activities by adopting innovative and result-oriented approaches. "The fight against drug abuse requires collective and sustained efforts involving all stakeholders" he stressed and called for intensifying awareness campaigns at the grassroots level. The departments of Education, Social Welfare, Youth Services and Sports and Excise were asked to organize age-group specific activities to spread awareness among youth and vulnerable sections of society. "The awareness initiatives shall be complemented by strict enforcement measures with the active involvement of Police, Excise, RTO and Tehsildars to ensure effective monitoring and control over narcotics-related activities," he maintained.
Additional Deputy Commissioners and Sub-Divisional Magistrates were directed to identify drug peddlers operating in their respective jurisdictions and initiate confiscation of their properties as per the legal provisions. The SSP Mohita Sharma called upon banks to remain vigilant and promptly share information regarding suspicious financial transactions, particularly accounts reflecting sudden abnormal monetary activity, to help track and curb narcotics-related transactions and financial networks linked to drug peddling.
The Agriculture Department was asked to closely monitor and report instances of illegal cultivation or wild growth of cannabis and poppy so that timely action can be taken for its eradication. Similarly, the Assistant Controller Drugs was directed to keep strict vigil on the sale of scheduled drugs and ensure compliance with all prescribed regulations.
-Highlighting the role of social and religious institutions, the Deputy Commissioner called for roping in heads of religious institutions to motivate communities and reinforce moral responsibility in combating the drug menace.
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