Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said that a special Task Force has been constituted in the Police Department to effectively implement the campaign against the drug peddlers.
He said three State Narcotics Crime Control Units at Shimla, Kangra and Kullu had been set up to deal with drug mafia and the State Police had organized 1023 anti drug campaigns in the State from 2018 to till date to create awareness regarding the menace of drug abuse.
Speaking to reporters, Thakur said that drug abuse particularly amongst the younger generation was a cause of concern universally. "Collective steps by government, non government organizations, parents and others were needed to eradicate these social evils," he said, adding that Police Department was organizing various awareness campaigns against drug abuse to sensitize the students and people against ill effects of drug abuse.
He also urged the NGOs, Mahila Mandals and representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions to come forward to eradicate this social evil from the society.Earlier, the Chief Minister flagged off awareness rally against drug abuse organized by Himachal Pradesh Police Department on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at Ridge here.
He also inaugurated the lED Display Screen at Police Control Room at The Mall, Shimla. Over 2000 students from 29 schools of Shimla town, NGOs, students of ITI and Nursing Colleges participated in the awareness rally.
Chief Minister also administered oath to the students and other participants on the occasion against drug abuse.
Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar, Industries Minister Bikram Singh Thakur, Additional Chief Secretary, Home B.K. Aggarwal, Deputy Mayor, MC Shimla Rakesh Sharma, Director General of Police S.R. Mardi, ADGP, CID Ashok Tiwari, IG, Himanshu Mishra, DIG Asif Jalal, former DGP R.R. Verma, Deputy Commissioner Shimla Amit Kashyap and other senior officers were present on the occasion.