Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Tuesday stressed the need for involving public and private universities and other educational institutions in wiping out the crime of drug trafficking from the state.
The Governor was interacting with ADGP, State Narcotics Control Bureau, Shrikant Jadhav, who paid a courtesy call at Raj Bhavan here.
Dattatraya said that youths will be effective in checking the use of illegal substances and preventing drug trafficking effectively. The officers of the Bureau should coordinate with educational institutions and make youths aware of drug prohibition in rural and urban areas, he said.
He said that NCC Scouts and students associated with NSS can also play an important role as well. Along with this, the cooperation of the Red Cross and other social, government and non-governmental organizations can also be taken on board, he added.
ADGP, State Narcotics Control Bureau, Shrikant Jadhav informed that the Bureau has been established in Haryana on the pattern of the Centre (MHA), and is the first such in the country. He informed that there is a plan to open 17 branches at the district level all over Haryana.
So far, branches of the Narcotics Control Bureau have been established in 12 districts. These districts include Hisar, Fatehabad, Karnal, Sirsa, Kaithal, Ambala, Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Faridabad, Rohtak, Gurugram and Rewari, Jadhav said.