Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called upon various voluntary organisations and residents forums in Kerala to form ward-level vigilance committees to intensify surveillance measures against synthetic drug abuse.
In his online address after launching the ‘Two Million Pledge’ anti-drug campaign organised by the Kozhikode district panchayat here on Thursday to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Chief Minister said synthetic drug abuse was continuing to be one of the prime reasons for the rapid increase in crimes and the breakdown of the social life of the youth.
Mr. Vijayan pointed out that it was the responsibility of the society to save the worst-affected segments from the threat through possible social interventions. “In our fight against this evil, we should get the support of all people from all sections along with the ongoing legal actions under the leadership of various enforcement agencies,” he said.
Explaining the role of local administrators and local communities in taking forward the State government’s fight against drug trafficking, he said there should be more vigil on the part of the local communities in passing timely alerts to the enforcement agencies about the suspicious drug-trafficking activities. He also called upon the public to support the ongoing rehabilitation measures for the drug addicts under the State government’s Vimukti Mission scheme.
