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Excise Dept to check drug menace in schools, colleges
Prohibition and Excise Commissioner R V Chandravadan on Thursday wrote a letter to top officials of Education Department seeking cooperation and assistance to eradicate drug menace from the educational institutions in the State.
Commissioner writes to Education officials; seeks their cooperation in eradicating the evil
​Hyderabad: Prohibition and Excise Commissioner R V Chandravadan on Thursday wrote a letter to top officials of Education Department seeking cooperation and assistance to eradicate drug menace from the educational institutions in the State.
Chandravadan said the Excise Department has so far arrested 15 persons in connection with possession and sale of certain high-end narcotics like LSD, MDMA and Cocaine.
“Investigation into the matter is currently on and has revealed certain disturbing facts involving students. You would agree that prevention of substance abuse is of prime importance and therefore, I request you to initiate certain steps pertaining to your department,” he said in his letter to different officials including Special Chief Secretary (Higher Education) Ranjeev R Acharya, Commissioners of School, Intermediate and Collegiate Education and Director of Technical Education.
The Excise Commissioner asked them to inform the colleges and their establishments to 'sensitise' their lecturers and students about the issue of substance abuse. “It would be good, if the areas in the vicinity of the college premises are monitored, especially nearby shops, addaas, etc.
Easy availability of cash, debit (or) credit cards with college students may be monitored; Drug and Substance abuse issues may be highlighted by inviting specialists and counsellors to address students and necessary Student and Lecturer Committees may be constituted to grapple with substance abuse in the institutions on the lines of Anti-Ragging.
Chandravadan said that all the concerned educational institutions managements may be directed to initiate necessary steps on a campaign mode.
