DDC Pulwama directs to intensify anti- bhang drive in district

Appealed the Public to destroy the Poppy/ Bhang from their respective areas

          PULWAMA, JULY 5: The Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, G.M DAR has appealed general public of district Pulwama to shun away from cultivation of poppy and cannabis or face strict legal action. He has asked the public to destroy the Poppy whether wild or cultivated form from their respective areas and free the district from the ill consequences of poppy and cannabis cultivation.

          Deputy Commissioner said that such illegal activities are detrimental to the entire society, particularly to the young generation and emphasized that it is the bounden duty of every respectable citizen of the society to free it from the clutches of drug menace. He also stressed on creating more awareness so that the drug menace is eradicated completely from the society and appealed to various local Auqaf committees and other relevant stake holders to spread awareness regarding the illegal nature of such activities and consequences thereof.

          Deputy Commissioner  also  directed  the officers to intensify village wise anti-bhang and poppy cultivation drive to root out the menace from the district and in this regard joint teams comprising officials from revenue  police, agriculture, social welfare,  forest, Excise, R& B, Irrigation  etc have been constituted  to conduct random monitoring and mapping for eradication of wild bhang grown along roadsides and riverbanks They will also map timely survey and conduct destruction of bhang and poppy crop in its infancy stage.

          It was given out that the stern necessary action as per the law would be initiated against the offenders who grow, harvest, store, transport buy/sell or deal with such illegal activities.