BANDIPORA, July 4 -- On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, a meeting of the District-Level Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) Committee and the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) was convened on Friday in Bandipora to review and strengthen ongoing measures against drug abuse in the district.

The meeting chaired by Assistant Commissioner Revenue, discussed in detail ways and means to curb the drug menace and the role of various stakeholders. It also discussed the alarming issue of drug addiction and abuse and strategies to tackle this issue.

It also discussed various issues related to menace of drug addiction, areas of concern, age group of addicts, hot spots of drug peddling, abuse, ...