PNS/ NEW TEHRI
While chairing a meeting on NDPS Act implementation in the district, the additional district magistrate Arvind Kumar Pandey directed the social welfare, health and police departments to step up drives to free the district from drug menace. Along with vigorous campaign, he stressed on involving women in the social movement against substance abuse. While expressing concern over the young people increasingly falling prey to addiction, he instructed the officials concerned to prepare and circulate video messages on the dangers of drug menace.
The ADM was informed that three drug addicts among the Tehri jail inmates had been counselled by a psychiatrist and freed from the addiction.
