DC Santosh reviews action plan under NMBA to make Kargil drug-free.

Directs different departments to keep close vigil on substance abuse, aware people about its ill effects
Kargil, June 22, 2023: Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Santosh Sukhadeve today chaired a meeting of officers to review action plan and celebration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and other measures to be taken for making Kargil district drug-free under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA), a flagship campaign.
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Wani, Program Officer ICDS, Nargis Bano, ACD, Kargil, Ghulam Muhammad, CPO, Kargil, Abdul Hadi, Deputy Secretary, Ladakh Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (LAACL), Kargil, Nazir Hussain, CMO, CEO, representatives of Police, Social Welfare, Colleges, and Youth Services and Sports Department and other concerned officers attended the meeting.
Threadbare deliberations and discussions were held on rising trend of drug abuse. The challenges like consumption hotspots, crackdown and other activities/measures were discussed in detail and strategies to tackle them were highlighted.
DC Santosh informed that the programs will be organized on June 26, 2023 on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. He instructed the concerned departments to ensure successful conduct of the program.
The Deputy Commissioner stressed on prevention and other aspects of drug de-addiction so that people especially youth remain away from the consumption of narcotic substances.
DC Kargil directed the CEO, Kargil to organize rallies and awareness programs in schools and at Zonal level on 26 June. He also instructed for installation of CCTV cameras outside schools to keep a close vigil on such activities.
DC Santosh directed the Deputy Scretary, LAACL, Kargil to prepare theme-based plays on June 26 against drug abuse to aware people of the ill effects of substance abuse.
Similarly, the Information Department Kargil was instructed for the social media campaign against drug abuse. The DC Santosh also directed the concerned departments for random searches at the hotspots to discourage drug abuse.
He emphasized for better coordination among all the line departments, stakeholders and law enforcement agencies to keep a check on drug trafficking and related issues and ensure prompt sharing of inputs within all enforcement units so that timely action is taken.
The DC also directed the concerned officers to ensure proper vigil in and around Schools and Colleges to keep check on the supply and use of drugs across the district.