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ITANAGAR: The monthly Narco Coordination (NCORD) meeting of West Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh was convened on Friday by DC Penga Tato in his office. In-charge SP Moge Bole highlighted the importance of the NCORD meeting. The DC asked the tax and excise department to install CCTV in front of all the wine shops, and by 8 p.m. every day, all wine shops need to be closed. He also directed the wine ship owners not to sell IMFL to underage customers. As per the NGO Mother’s Vision record, there have been more than 92 Hepatitis-B positive cases in the district since January, besides several incidences of HIV positive cases and STD cases also recorded in the district.
The NCORD members discussed how to check the drug menace in the district and continue the drug awareness campaign. It has also been decided to keep a complaint box at the DC office where people can lodge complaints on drug-related issues. The meeting further decided to go for the frisking of all vehicles entering Aalo Township. The DC appealed to the people to cooperate and help the district administration check the drug menace. The district NCORD team would start surprise checking in various locations of the district soon to check for drug trafficking, an official communiqué informed here.
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