NCORD meeting - DM Reasi calls for intensifying surveillance against Drug trafficking, Stringent Action against perpetrators

REASI: District Magistrate Reasi Nidhi Malik chaired a meeting of the District Level Committee on Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) to review progress achieved in curbing the drug menace in the district. The DM reviewed the status of surveillance, intelligence sharing, and new NDPS cases, directing the police department to intensify vigilance and ensure that offenders are brought to the book.

She instructed the Drug Control Department to carry out intensive inspections across the district to cover all pharmacies to thwart any violations. The Assistant Drug Controller informed that 36 pharmacies were inspected this month, with one shop sealed for violations. DM Nidhi Malik laid special emphasis on awareness generation under Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyaan, directing that the anti-drug awareness camps cancelled earlier due to bad weather be rescheduled and conducted effectively.

She also asked the Health Department to organize clinical consultation camps in schools and colleges, involving psychiatrists to highlight the harmful effects of drugs. She further directed procurement of drug testing kits and enhancement of counselling sessions. The Education Department was instructed to declare schools as tobacco-free zones. The Police were directed to conduct regular inspections to ensure that no tobacco products are sold within 100 meters of educational institutions.

In addition, the DM directed SDMs, ACD and CMO to identify 40 villages to be declared tobacco-free under the National Tobacco Control Programme. The District Magistrate reiterated that a multi-pronged approach involving strict enforcement, awareness, health intervention and community participation is vital to make Reasi a drug-free district. SSP Reasi Paramvir Singh, ADC Rakesh Kumar, ACR Nitin Verma, ACD Vijay Kumar, DySP HQ, CEO, CMO, DSWO, DIO and other concerned officers were present in the meeting.