Chhattisgarh’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home) NK Aswal on Saturday presided over a meeting of State-level Coordination Committee, formed for effective control over unauthorised trades of intoxicants in Chhattisgarh.
Aswal instructed Police and Food and Medicine Control Department to take strict action against smuggling and illicit sale of intoxicants in the State. He said that sale, purchase and storage of narcotics drugs should be regularly checked in medical stored and strict action should taken if any irregularities are found. He also instructed to tighten noose on medical shops, where narcotic drugs are sold without doctors' prescription.
In the meeting, officials of Health, Social Welfare, Excise, Custom Duty, Industry and Commerce Departments were also present. Aswal stated that maximum number of drug de-addiction centres and rehab centres should be opened in State, where proper arrangements of counselling and treatment should be made for drug addicts.
He instructed to keep a check on youngsters taking drugs through injections; as such persons are prone to HIV infection. Secretary Home Department Ashok Juneja ordered the officials concerned to adopt effective measures for controlling illegal trade of intoxicants. He suggested inclusion of Industry, Commerce, Environment and Pollution Department in the task forces of districts. He instructed field officials to strictly implement the legal provisions of ban of illegal trade of intoxicants.