Friday, 16 October 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
The drug dealers give Rs 20 to slum children for selling each drug sachet which is pushing them towards drug addiction too. Therefore coordination among all the departments is crucial to strategise to save children from drug addiction while hitting the roots of drug dealers in the State. The chairperson of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) Usha Negi stated this in a meeting with the officials concerned in Dehradun collectorate. She said that lack of coordination among the departments benefits the culprits responsible for such crimes. In the meeting, Negi gave several instructions to the officials to improve their reach for the welfare of children. She asked Dehradun chief medical officer (CMO) to make permanent arrangements in hospitals in order to provide counselling to children involved with drugs. As proposed before the lockdown, every school must form anti-drug sale unit and the police should also be deployed near slum areas and education institutes to observe and restrict drug related activities. The chief education officer (CEO) of Dehradun was also asked to ensure the installation of CCTV cameras and complaint boxes in the premises of schools to monitor the activities of people interacting with children. Moreover, Negi also directed Dehradun district administration to make plans to restrict drug activities involving children and also asked to make proper arrangements for the rehabilitation of children using or selling drugs. Apart from this, she gave directions to officials to focus on every aspect with which they can restrain drug activities, especially in slums, to save the
