• Ensure awareness, monitoring and joint action to keep youths away from drugs—District Collector
  • Identify drug traffickers’ networks and take stringent action against illegal activities—Police Superintendent

Kotputli-Bharod, 23 October. A meeting of the District Ncord was held on Friday under the chairmanship of District Collector Aparna Gupta and in the presence of District Police Superintendent Satveer Singh. The meeting gave directives to effectively curb drug trafficking, illegal purchase‑sale, storage and supply in the district, prevent the rising trend of drug use among youths and establish better coordination among related departments to ensure concrete action.

District Collector Aparna Gupta instructed that upon receiving information on illegal drug‑related activities, the relevant department should coordinate with the police for swift and effective action. She directed that persons involved in illegal production, storage, transport and sale of narcotics be identified and strictly dealt with as per the law. She added that all departments should play an active role in the anti‑drug campaign and ensure an effective system for rapid exchange and verification of information.

She directed regular inspection of registered and illegal drug‑rehabilitation centres in the district and to take action as per the law if irregularities are found. She also ordered special monitoring of shops, tea stalls and other suspicious places around educational institutions for illegal sale and supply of narcotics.

She stressed organising awareness activities in educational institutions to inform youths and students about the harmful effects of drugs and to ensure parents’ participation.

District Police Superintendent Satveer Singh instructed to identify suspected persons and their networks involved in drug trafficking and take effective action. He ordered regular monitoring of hotels, dhabas and other suspicious places on National Highway No‑48 and to act swiftly upon receiving reports of illegal sale and supply of drugs. He also directed coordinated action with relevant departments to ensure lawful action against illegal seizures and constructions by drug traffickers.

The meeting also discussed action against complaints of liquor shops staying open before or after their allotted hours, inspection of medical shops and control over illegal sale and availability of narcotics. It emphasised strengthening surveillance on sensitive locations and suspicious routes through CCTV cameras and taking necessary steps for effective control of drug‑trafficking activities.

District Collector instructed that to make anti‑drug action effective, police, medical and health, education, excise and other related departments should work in coordination. Rapid verification of information on illegal drug activities should be done and joint action ensured so that drug trafficking and illegal trade in the district are effectively curbed.

The meeting was attended by additional District Collector Soham Singh Naruja, CMHO Dr. Ashish Singh Shekawat, SE PWDI Jagdish Prasad Yadav, DTO Sunil Kumar Saini and other officials and staff of related departments.