PHAGWARA: With an aim to intensify the fight against drugs, Deputy Commissioner Amit kumar Panchal today ordered the SDMs to submit daily activity report against the drug abuse to the office of Deputy commissioner .
Panchal said that the district administration is working on three tier strategy to curb drug menace which mainly includes prevention , De- addiction and rehabilitation of drug victims.He also said that SDMs of Kapurthala, Bholath, Sultanpur Lodhi and Phagwara would have to submit the action plan against drug abuse by Monday positively which must be prepared as per the geographical, social and other important parameters of the sub division.
Advocating the key role to be played by SDMs, Mr. Panchal said that “ they must personally attend the awareness programs at schools, colleges etc so that students to be aware about the ill effects of drugs. He also said that the SDMs should reach out the hot spot areas in person alongwith subject experts so that rehabilitation efforts to be speed up to bring the drug victims in the main stream .