Anantnag admin launches anti-bhang campaign
ANANTNAG, JULY 11: District administration Anantnag today launched a massive drive against the bhang cultivation in the Bijberhara area of the district.
The Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, led the drive and was accompanied by the SSPAnantnag, Altaf Ahmad Khan, Excise and Taxation Officer South Kashmir range, Tehsildar Bijbehara, SHO Bijbehara and other officials of Revenue, Excise, and Police Departments.
The drive was started from Gantalipora Dupatyar area of Bijbehara Tehsil. During the drive, massive tracts of areas cultivating cannabis were destroyed.
On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner sought the cooperation of the civil society and the local Auqaf Committees for the success of the drive so that the menace of drug addiction is wiped out from the district.
The Deputy Commissioner said that such drives against bhang cultivation shall be held regularly and those involved in this activity shall be dealt harshly as per the provisions of NDPS Act.
