Northern states, Chandigarh join hands to fight drugs

Northern states, Chandigarh join hands to fight drugs

Chandigarh, Aug 20: In fight against narcotic drugs, northern states on Monday unanimously decided to set up a common secretariat, to be based in Panchkula near here, for data and information sharing, which was critical to the joint action. The states that have joined hands are Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Rajasthan as also Union Territory of Chandigarh.

The chief ministers will meet every six months to monitor the progress of the joint strategy against drugs, while officers will meet every three months. At a ‘Regional Conference on Drugs — Challenges & Strategies’ convened in Chandigarh, it was decided that nodal officers will be deputed by each state to coordinate information sharing process. The conference was attended by Chief Ministers Amarinder Singh (Punjab), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana) and T.S. Rawat of (Uttarakhand) with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur participating through video conference as he was unable to reach due to bad weather. (IANS)

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