BUDGAM, Sept. 15 -- The 39th District-Level NCORD (Narco Coordination) Committee meeting was today convened at the DC office Budgam under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat to review measures taken against drug abuse, and to chart fresh strategies for a drug-free Budgam.
At the outset, DC reviewed the action taken on previous NCORD directions. It was informed that wild cannabis has been destroyed on 77 kanals and 18 marlas of land along major roads and embankments across the district during this month, while 38 FIRs have been registered, 35 challans against culprits engaged in illicit cultivation.
DC called for a multi-pronged strategy of deterrence, enforcement, treatment, and awareness. He directed a...