PASIGHAT, Apr 21: In a consultative meeting for conducting Anti-Drugs Campaign in East Siang district, Dr. Tangor Tapak, Advisor to Chief Minister informed the house that the present state government is keen and serious about the fight against drugs in the state. East Siang is the 4th most drugs affected district of the state, and the meeting with various stakeholders was held before launching an effective campaign against drugs at the village levels in the district.
During open house discussions, innovative and cost-free ideas of drugs awareness solutions came up. Some of these outstanding ideas on drugs awareness campaign were: introduction of morning topic on drugs, and yoga as mandatory curriculum in schools; formation of Anti-Drug Squads in the district level, block level and village levels; and inclusion of drugs awareness speeches in any government sponsored developmental programs or gatherings.
Another strong proposal was to link drugs abuse to disqualify a proposed beneficiary of any government scheme. That is, introduce a “No-Drugs-abuse-in-the-family Certificate as one of the criteria to qualify as a Government Scheme beneficiary. This can positively impact society which benefits from a large number of government schemes.
Prominent non governmental organisations like WASE and ABK lamented that due to the absence of Special NDPS Court, drugs related cases dragged on for years and demanded for early setting up of Special NDPS Courts.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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