DK administration to turn to Instagram reels to fight drugs menace in district
Mangaluru: In a bid to spread awareness about the ill effects of drug usage, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Thursday instructed the Special Officer of the Department of Collegiate Education to take steps to create reels and short films by interested college students about the adverse effects of drug usage.
He was speaking while presiding over the district level committee meeting of the Narco-Coordination Center which was held at the hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s office.
He further informed that the colleges in the city have already formed Drug Eradication Committees and also have appointed its members. Different types of programs should be organized including awareness rallies and others spreading the message of the ill effects of drugs. Devi Prasad, Special Officer of the Department of Collegiate Education, should take steps to ensure that the students are motivated to create a good script on drug eradication in colleges and produce short videos within one minute by the students themselves. The best reels and short films will be awarded on August 15, he added.
Meanwhile, Muhilan has also instructed Dr. Kishore Kumar Welfare Officer of the Health and Family Welfare Department to appoint counsellors identified at the district level for counseling the drug addicts in the district.
Speaking on the occasion, District Superintendent of Police Rishyant C.B instructed the Forest Department Officials to investigate and provide a report on the cultivation of Ganja near Belthangady. He also instructed the department officials to reward those who would be providing information pertaining to illegal cultivation of Ganja.
Law and Order Department DCP Anshu Kumar, Puttur DySP Dr. Gana P. Kumar, Joint Director of the Agriculture Department and others were present at the meeting.
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Eligible families won't be inconvenienced with BPL card revision: Karnataka minister Muniyappa
Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka minister K H Muniyappa on Monday said the officials have been instructed to restore the Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line ration cards as they existed earlier.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister said the decision to this effect was taken in a meeting on November 21 on the orders of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Muniyappa said he has instructed officials to correct all the ration cards by November 28 and distribute rice to the BPL ration card holders with all the facilities.
This comes after some confusion in the state over the cancellation of many Below Poverty Line ration cards while the list of BPL families was being revised. The minister clarified that there was no need to worry for the eligible beneficiaries.
"Steps are being taken to ensure that the eligible beneficiaries are not inconvenienced, and the ineligible ration cards of taxpayers and government employees will be transferred to APL," he said.
The minister underlined that the state government has introduced pro-poor schemes for the benefit of economically weaker sections.
