Dharamshala, Oct. 1 -- Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hem Raj Bairwa on Tuesday stressed the need for a multi-pronged strategy to keep youth away from drugs and directed monthly evaluation of private de-addiction centres.
Chairing a meeting of the National Narcotics Coordination Portal (NCORD) at the NIC Hall, Bairwa said capacity enhancement of de-addiction and rehabilitation centres is the need of the hour. He instructed that a de-addiction and rehabilitation centre be started soon at Prayas Bhawan, Dharamshala to provide timely treatment and counselling to addicts.
The DC called for strengthening contact tracing in drug cases to reach the supply chain and take strict action against offenders. He said school management committees and SDMs s...