Shimla, Dec. 18 -- Projecting a united front of political will, professional policing and citizen participation, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday asserted that it has emerged as a key State in India's fight against chitta (heroin) and other narcotics, treating the menace not merely as a law-and-order issue but as a social and security crisis.

In a detailed public awareness release, the State government said that under the leadership of Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and the professional stewardship of Director General of Police Ashok Tiwari, IPS, Himachal Pradesh has adopted a zero-tolerance, multi-layered strategy aligned with the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 and the national framework led by the N...