KULGAM, MAY 27: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat on Saturday chaired a meeting of the District Level Committee under the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) to discuss various measures aimed to curb the drug abuse and narcotic trade in the district, and review the implementation of decisions and directions passed in previous meeting.
During the meeting, threadbare discussion was held on various issues related to incidences of drug addiction, areas of concern and hotspots of drug use besides cultivation of illicit poppy, cannabis in the district.
The DC sought details from the concerned departments about the measures taken to control the drug menace and cultivation of illicit poppy, cannabis in the district.
The chair was informed that massive poppy destruction drives were carried out across the district and cultivated poppy was destroyed on hundreds of kanals at an early stage by the teams of Revenue, Excise, Police and RDD and other departments.
While reviewing the functioning of the Drug De-addiction Centre, the Chair was informed that the center recorded 10 recoveries during thi
s month.
