Eluru officials told to educate students on drug abuse

Eluru District Collector K. Vetriselvi has asked the officials to instrumentality stringent measures to curb the depletion and merchantability of ganja, drugs, and different narcotic substances.

Chairing the District Narcotics Prevention Committee gathering connected Friday, she said creating a drug-free Eluru territory requires corporate effort from each conception of society. Individuals progressive successful possession, depletion oregon proscription of narcotic substances volition look transgression action, suffer eligibility for authorities jobs and passports, and transportation a imperishable transgression record, she said.

Ms. Selvi instructed officials to intensify consciousness campaigns successful schools and colleges by putting up posters and organising counselling sessions to amended students astir the ill-effects of cause abuse. She urged the younker not to autumn prey to drugs.

Citizens person been asked to study instances of cause usage oregon peddling successful acquisition institutions by calling the toll-free fig 1972, assuring that the individuality of informants volition beryllium kept confidential. She added that those addicted to narcotics would person attraction done de-addiction centres.

Additional SP Nakka Suryachandra Rao, District Medical and Health Officer Dr. P.J. Amrutham, District Education Officer M. Venkatalakshmamma, Agriculture JD Sheikh Habeeb Basha, Excise Superintendent A. Awulayya, and respective different section heads participated successful the meeting.