Gogoi raises alarm over drug menace

GUWAHATI: On a day when the city police in Guwahati arrested five persons after local residents at S K Bhuyan Road in the heart of the city took initiative to bust dens of drug abuse and peddling, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday voiced his deep concern over the growing drug menace in the state.
He said, “The rising trend of drug abuse among youth is alarming. There is an urgent need for awareness among the adolescents and youth, to throw light on the inherent dangers of the hazard.”
In this regard, Gogoi asked the state chief secretary to constitute a Task Force headed by the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to address the issue of drug abuse. “Various concerned departments like Home, Education, Health & Family Welfare are to be incorporated in the Task Force aimed at beating the menace of drugs,” directed the CM.
He also stressed that adequate awareness and preventive measures should be enforced in the district level for optimum results. He also asked the police and other law enforcing agencies to be more vigilant and take strong action against drug marketers indulged in this nuisance.