Meeting of civil and police officers held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner and SSP
– Registration and distribution of medicines will be done at OAT centers from 8 am to 5 pm on every working day
Hoshiarpur/Daljeet Ajnoha/May 5 : Under the ‘Yuddh Nashian Viruddh’ campaign, an important meeting was held today in the District Administrative Complex under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain and SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik, in which heads of various departments of the district participated. ADC Nikas Kumar, all SDMs, police officers and SMOs were also present in the meeting.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner directed the civil, police and health departments to work in mutual coordination. She clarified that the patients admitted and taking medicines in OAT centers and de-addiction centers should not face any kind of inconvenience.
The Deputy Commissioner informed that now the time for registration of patients and distribution of medicines at the OAT Centre will be from 8 am to 5 pm, while on Sundays this service will be available only from 8 am to 12 noon. Registration will not be done on Sundays and gazetted holidays.
During the meeting, she informed that from May 7, drug de-addiction yatras are being started in the villages of the district. These yatras will be organised in three villages in every assembly constituency every day. The Deputy Commissioner gave necessary instructions to the officers for the successful conduct of these yatras and asked them to ensure that there is no shortage in the organisation.
The Deputy Commissioner appealed to spread maximum public awareness through drug de-addiction yatras. She said that the objective of this campaign is not only to oppose drug addiction but also to motivate the society in a positive direction.
