Jalandhar, Jan. 8 -- Aiming to take its anti-drug drive "Yudh Nashian Virudh" at the grassroots level by involving community participation, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and Aam Aadmi Party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal launched its second phase on Wednesday.

The government has roped in a team of 1.5 lakh volunteers, christened "Pinda de Pehredaar", who will be part of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) to conduct anti-drug campaigns in nearly 13,000 villages across the state.

These VDCs will not only report drug smuggling at the local village level but also help the government in the rehabilitation of drug addicts.

At an event held at Lovely Professional University on Wednesday, both Mann and Kejriwal launched a speci...