Capacity Building Program on drugs held
Source: IT News
Imphal, March 19 2021:
A One Day Capacity Building Program for CSOs and Volunteers on Drugs & Psychoactive Substances was conducted at Tronglaobi area of Bishnupur district today.
The program aimed to sensitise the local volunteers on the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 , so that local volunteers and CSOs could dischage their responsibilities while launching anti drug campaign without vioalating legal provisions and ethical norms.
The Anti Drug Cell Tronglaobi an active CSO which had reffered around four hundred users to different Rehabilitation Centres in the centre organised the event under Nasha Mukt Bharat Campaign Bishnupur District Committee.
The convener of Anti Drug Cell Tronglaobi Ch.
Robin stated that the cell was established in October last year and it's ultimate aim is to address the most challenging drug users' issues which ruined our society and victimised several youths.
He said the cell never took money from any party user's family or rehab centres while conducting drives against the drug addicts .
The resource person S Shyamcharan advocate elaborated the provisions of NDPS Act.
The chief Functionery of Anouba Punsikon IRCA, Keisam Pradipkumar emphasised the need of close coordination of police, NGOs , Civil Bodies and IRCA to tackle the drug menace properly .
N Jotish DSWO Bishnupur district stated that Bishnupur district will get two more state run rehabilitation centers very soon.