Srinagar, Dec. 25 -- Authorities in Kashmir on Wednesday directed educational institutions, including schools, to formulate in-situ de-addiction mechanisms to curb drug abuse among students.

The directions came at a meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Anshul Garg, to review and strengthen measures aimed at curbing the growing menace of substance abuse in the Valley, an official spokesman said.

Emphasising the need for coordinated and sustained efforts by all concerned departments, the divisional commissioner directed educational institutions, including schools and colleges, to establish de-addiction mechanisms within respective campuses, the spokesman added.

Garg instructed that each educational institution shall nomin...