Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), June 27 -- : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur on Sunday flagged off vehicles of the Department of State Taxes and Excise to deal with drug peddling effectively in Shimla.

The chief minister also informed a Special Task Force would be constituted to curb the drug menace in Himachal Pradesh.

"A Special Task Force would be constituted headed by ADG of Police CID and officers of Dept of State Taxes and Excise to curb drug menace in the state," said Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur while launching the 'Nasha Nahin, Zindagi Chunne' initiative in Shimla.

He said that the State Government was committed to eradicating the drug menace, for which an Integrated Drug De-addiction Policy has been adopted. The S...