Chandigarh, Feb. 25 -- Punjab government on Monday asked all the deputy commissioners across the state to ensure an adequate number of rehab and drug de-addiction centres equipped with necessary equipment and medicines to wipe the scourge of drugs from the state.

Stating this, a government spokesperson said that to make Punjab free from the scourge of drugs, chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led state government has decided to launch a massive war against drugs in the coming days. Chief secretary KAP Sinha has issued directions to the deputy commissioners across the state to ensure that the rehab and de-addiction centres are equipped with everything necessary, including Buprenorphine medicine, testing kits, required staff etc.

In his l...