Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration will intensify its fight against drug trafficking and narco-terror networks, asserting that the successful completion of the first 100 days of the Drug-Free J&K Campaign marks the beginning of a stronger and more sustained offensive against the drug menace in the Union Territory.
Addressing a function organised by the Department of Social Welfare at SKICC Srinagar to mark the milestone, LG Sinha said the administration remains committed to dismantling drug cartels, strengthening public awareness and expanding rehabilitation measures to ensure a drug-free Jammu and Kashmir. “The road ahead will be challenging, but our resolve to completely wipe out narco-terrorism is stronger than ever,” he told the gathering.
Highlighting the campaign’s achievements over the first hundred days, the LG said authorities had arrested 2,581 drug traffickers, seized nearly 1,431 kg of narcotics including 23.29 kg of heroin, and confiscated assets worth over Rs 188.89 crore linked to drug trafficking and narco-terror financing. He said the administration had also revoked hundreds of driving licences and vehicle registrations, recommended suspension of passports of offenders, and initiated action against non-compliant pharmacies as part of the enforcement drive.
Sinha said he personally travelled across all twenty districts of the Union Territory during the campaign, interacting with families affected by drug addiction and witnessing what he described as unprecedented public participation in the anti-drug movement. Announcing a major new initiative, the Lieutenant Governor said the government would soon launch the Rehabilitation and Socio-Economic Reintegration Scheme for Drug Abuse Victims, 2026, beginning with pilot projects in one sensitive district in each division of Jammu and Kashmir.
The three-year programme, he explained, will focus on medical treatment and counselling in its first phase, followed by education, skill development and employment support in the second phase, and long-term community-based rehabilitation and relapse prevention in the final phase.
Calling for greater public participation, Sinha urged citizens to report drug-related activities and extend support to individuals struggling with addiction, saying rehabilitation and social acceptance remain essential to successful reintegration. He also appealed to parents, teachers, religious leaders and civil society organisations to continue spreading awareness and guide young people toward a healthy and productive future, while reiterating the administration’s zero-tolerance policy toward those involved in trafficking. A two-minute silence was observed in memory of those who lost their lives in recent natural calamities in Jammu and Kashmir.
