West Garo Hills has constituted a district level coordination committee on prohibition of drug abuse today with Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh as the chairman.
The other members include District Social Welfare Officer as member secretary, Superintendent of Police, Commandant, District Home Guards, General Manager, DCIC, District School Education Officer, District Medical & Health Officer, Deputy Labour Commissioner, Assistant Director, DIPR, Superintendent of Excise, District Sports Officer and Secretary, District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Tura.
The non-official members of the committee include representatives from Japang NGO, Achik Welfare Society (AWS), Krima-IV, Socio Economic Development Society (SEWS) ABDK, Women Economic Development Society (WEDS) HBC, Tura and representative from Drug User’s Network.
The committee would meet once in every quarter.
The functions of the committee is to ensure smooth implementation of the Meghalaya Drugs Abuse Prevention Policy, to guide and oversee the implementation of the Block Level Coordination Committee, to conduct awareness programme in schools, colleges for teachers, parents, guardians in the district, identification of victims and users and taking them in rehabilitation centres and hospitals for counselling and treatment, monitoring and counselling of treatment facilities in the district, mobilize society for effective control of illicit narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and others.
