Hisar cops launch drive to make 25 villages drug-free

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, December 18

To deal with the drug menace, which is taking alarming proportions in the region, the Hisar police have decided to launch a special remedial drive in the police districts of Hisar, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind and Hansi.

Inspector General of Police Rakesh Kumar Arya said a comprehensive campaign had been planned to combat the menace in a decisive manner.

The police have identified five villages from each of the five police districts to implement their strategy. The IG has constituted district-wise five special teams for these villages, which are headed by the DSPs in

their respective districts. The police team, along with the social welfare department and the Haryana Coordinator of India Drug Free Campaign, will jointly carry out this drive.

“A special team of five to six members has been formed to check drug trade in these villages,” Arya said.

“The youth and prominent persons of the village will be roped in to help the police teams, who will conduct a door-to-door survey and prepare a list of the addicts,” he added.

Arya said the committee would take all possible steps to pull addicts out of the drugs trap and would also take steps for their rehabilitation. The IG further said he would also visit each of these 25 villages regularly to review the ground situation and motivate people to actively participate in the drive.

Affected villages

• Hisar: Pirawali, Rawatkheda, Siswal, Sadalpur, Badhawad
• Sirsa: Khairkan, Mallekan Khyowali, Jandwala, Gudiya Kheda
• Fatehabad: Ayalki, Hijrawan Kalan, Brahmanwala, Mahmada and Ratangarh villages
• Hansi: Rajthal, Sulchani, Sisay, Data and Baas villages
• Jind: Chamol Colony in Narwana, Valmiki Basti in Jind, Rashida, Aftabgarh and Dumarkhan Kalan villages