The Hyderabad city police directed all colleges and other equivalent educational institutions to form Anti-Drug Committees on Monday.
In a mandate to colleges across the city, Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand directed institutions to take up measures to combat the state’s drug menace and protect youngsters.
The committee, which is primarily tasked with preventing drug abuse, must have a minimum of five members drawn from faculty and students.
“It is essential to train young people with the life skills necessary to enable them to deal with different situations without turning to drugs, and the ability to resist peer pressure to use drugs,” a press release stated.
Since the colleges returned to normalcy following the pandemic-induced disruption over the last two years, cops have taken legal action in addition to sensitizing the youth, which eventually reduces the demand side in the illicit drug trade.
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These ADCs (Anti-Drug Committees) have been entrusted with playing a key role in raising awareness of the dangers of drug abuse through various digital campaigns, workshops, and seminars to ensure that their campuses are free of the scourge of narcotic substances.
Along with forming a committee, the institution’s head will have to convene a meeting at the start of the academic year to sensitize students to the dangers of drug abuse and ensure a cooperative approach among parents, staff, students, agencies, and the police.
These committees will also work with local police to provide information about drug use, possession, sale, or purchase.
Citizens can contact the Hyderabad police Narcotics Enforcement Wing at 8712661601 or 040-27852080.
“A safe environment enables students to channelize their energies properly and evolve as responsible citizens. To ensure such a milieu, ADCs should work with determination, said CP CV Anand, while reiterating the state government’s and city police’s firm stance against the illicit drug trade and abuse.
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