DC Kishtwar chairs District Level NCORD Committee meeting
Kishtwar, 28-08-2023
A district Level NCORD Committee meeting was today held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Dr. Devansh Yadav-IAS, here.
The meeting was attended by SSP Kishtwar Khalil Ahmed Poswal-JKPS, ADC Kishtwar Inderjeet Singh Parihar,PO-ICDS Dr Rishi Sharma,SDM Paddar Arun Kumar Badyal,SDM Chatroo Showkat Hayat Matoo,DPO Sunil Bhutyal, Tehsildar HQ Chander Shekhar Sharma,DSWO Zubair Ahmed Lone,State Taxes Officer, CMO Kishtwar,CEO Kishtwar ,Nodal Officer ATF , representatives of GDCs besides other members.
The routine meeting fosters bringing together the committee members to discuss comprehensive strategy and took periodical review of the implementation of drug de-addiction measures to counter the menace in the District.
At the outset, the DC took a detailed appraisal from concerned members of NCORD Committee regarding the present scenario of drug related occurrences, areas of concern, age group of addicts, hot spots of drug abuse in the District.
The DC took feedback from the members of the Committee who presented the latest report related to action taken against drug addiction and drug trafficking in the last 2 months in the District.
The meeting also underscored the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders, departments, and committee members. All participants were urged to collaborate collectively to eliminate the menace from the district.
The meeting extensively covered the wide range of hard and soft interventions that different departments such as Health, Municipality, Social Welfare, Police, State Taxes and Excise Department, Civil Administration, and PRIs need to adopt and implement. The Deputy Commissioner emphasized the importance of adopting a target-driven approach in this regard.
Deputy Commissioner also Emphasised for the formulation and execution of a comprehensive approach to combat the escalating drug menace, which is significantly affecting the entire society, especially the unemployed youth.
SSP Kishtwar while speaking in the meeting informed that a comprehensive strategy is under implementation to attack the problem of drugs from both supply and demand sides which is vital to contain the drug peddling and break the supply chain. He also assured stringent action against the culprits involved in the hazardous trade of drugs.
In the meeting, the School Education Department, District Youth Services and Sports Department, along with the District Employment Department, were directed to collaborate with Addiction Treatment Facility authorities and the Health Department. This partnership aims to guide addicted youth towards a drug-free life through avenues like sports, self employment opportunities, and rehabilitation measures.
Enforcement agencies including Police & Excise etc were instructed to employ technology -based measures for monitoring, containment, and mitigation at Educational institutions, medical stores, and public spaces besides intensifying IEC activities. Additionally, incentivizing successfully de-addicted youths was emphasized.
The meeting evaluated the status of provisionally declared Nasha Mukht Panchayats viz Chicha, and Filler B. The Deputy Commissioner emphasized ramping up testing in these areas for maintenance of status.DSWO Kishtwar was asked to procure additional 500 testing Kits. Additionally, the police administration and relevant stakeholders were urged to play an active role in these panchayats.
Addressing the meeting, the DC Kishtwar also highlighted the pivotal role of the De-addiction Centre at DH Kishtwar to uphold accurate patient records and ensure attentive care and follow-up.