Mao people join war on drugs
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, May 26 2022: The Government's war on drugs mission initiated by Chief Minister N Biren Singh continues to garner public support as people of Mao declared their support to the mission today.

Leaders of Mao Council, Mao Students' Association, Mao Naga Women's Welfare Organisation, village chiefs and Senapati District Contractors' Association led by Mao MLA and former Minister Losii Dikho met Chief Minister N Biren today and declared their solidarity and support to the war on drugs mission.

Flanked by Minister Letpao Haokip, MLA L Dikho and the civil leaders, the Chief Minister conducted a press conference in this regard at the Darbar Hall of the Chief Minister's Secretariat.

Expressing gratitude for the huge public support to the war on drugs mission, the Chief Minister remarked, "It is a positive sign for the whole State and not just for the war on drugs mission for we can feel emotional attachment and oneness among the people of the State, irrespective of community" .

The Chief Minister also expressed his utmost happiness to receive voluntary support from the Mao Council and others against poppy plantation, illegal drug business and drug abuse.

"We are certain of the mission's success as the involvement of the public is very important", he said.

Biren also lauded the Mao Students' Union and Mao Youth Organisation for their initiative to organize Cherry tree plantation drive for Green Highway & Road Safety Mission from Makhan Khuman to Mao Gate along the AH-2 .

Stating that any challenge can be overcome if the people are united, the Chief Minister also said that there seems to be some interference from outsiders trying to create division among the indigenous communities of the State.

He appealed to all the people of the State not to be swayed by such external influences.

Meanwhile, the civil leaders also declared their support to the Government and further welcomed the war on drugs initiative for a drug free society.

Mao Students' Union president Marikho O' Leriina, showing support to the Government, said that the union along with others has been conducting "Plant a tree with us" drive, with the main objective to reduce the impact of air pollution and dust by planting trees along the National Highway.

He said this will act as a natural sink for air pollutants and arrest soil erosion at the embankment slopes and serve as a road safety measure and crash barrier for accidents.

It may be mentioned that Mao Council and others also submitted its resolution to the Chief Minister.

The resolution says that the Mao Council and its subordinate organisations convened a consultative meeting on May 20 in solidarity with the State Government's war on drugs and further resolved to vigorously extend logistic support to the leadership of Chief Minister N Biren Singh in his endeavour to eradicate drugs from the State and to completely ban any form of drugs within the jurisdiction of Mao.

The House had also resolved to penalize defaulters including for poppy plantation, opium smuggling, trafficking, etc and that village to village mobilization shall be initiated and regular monitoring of the same be conducted.

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