‘Remedial measures must to uproot drug menace’

Srinagar, Jan 12: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat here on Friday undertook a visit to Drug De-Addiction Centre at SMHS Hospital to oversee the treatment and counselling facilities being provided to the victims of Drug Abuse.

The DC inspected several sections and wards of the facility and took first hand appraisal about the functioning of the Centre.

The DC was given a detailed brief about the treatment and counselling facilities being provided to the victims of Drug substance by Incharge Drug De-Addiction Centre, GMC Srinagar, Dr. Yasir Rather.

The DC said youth are our precious asset and we have to use their energies in a positive way. “District Administration will provide all possible support for further strengthening the treatment, counselling and rehabilitation measures,” he said.

He said in order to combat this rising societal problem, multi-pronged rehabilitation, counselling and guidance policy needs to be implemented on ground for proper monitoring and tracking of victims of drug abuse, besides taking remedial measures to uproot the menace.

The DC laid emphasis on making an effective database/repository system of the affected persons through a robust IT intervention to keep proper track and monitoring of the victims.