Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Sunday reiterated that the state authorities has a zero-tolerance coverage in the direction of drug-related actions.
Talking at a authorities occasion in Dhalai district, CM Saha mentioned, “We now have seen just lately {that a} part of ladies has received hooked on medication. Drug abuse via intravenous injection is on the rise within the state. This follow can result in the unfold of HIV/AIDS.” He added that the state was additionally getting used as a hall for unlawful drug commerce.
The chief minister knowledgeable the viewers that the Union Ministry of Growth of North Jap Area (DoNER) has sanctioned Rs 198 crore to arrange a particular de-addiction centre at Bishramganj in Sepahijala district. Along with this, the state authorities can be organising de-addiction centres in all eight districts of Tripura.
He added that drug seizures elevated by 103 per cent and destruction of medication by 132 per cent in 2024-25 compared to the earlier 12 months.
In the meantime, CM Saha additionally acknowledged that his authorities will honour the tripartite rebel give up settlement signed final 12 months by the Centre, the state authorities, and rebel outfits – Nationwide Liberation Entrance of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Power (ATTF) – and fulfill the guarantees made to the surrendered cadres of each the banned militant teams.