SRINAGAR, Aug. 1 -- The 14th UT-level meeting of the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) was today chaired by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, to assess the ongoing efforts to curb the menace of narcotics trade and substance abuse across the districts of J&K.

The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department; Director General of Police (DGP); Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), CID; Principal Secretary, Home Department; and other senior administrative heads and police officials while Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) from across the UT participated virtually.

Taking strong note of the seriousness of the issue, the Chief Secretary underlined the critical role of ...