ITANAGAR, Jan 11: Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein while reviewing the status of modernization of drug de-addiction centres in the State with the senior officers of Health Department today called to make such centres functional at the earliest.            

He said that drug addiction is a menace that is spreading like wildfire all over the State and ruining society day by day.

Asserting that the government is very serious about dealing with the issue, he called for concerted efforts by the administration, police, narcotic cell and the civil bodies including NGOs.

‘Government has provided Rs 10 crores in the last budget for modernization of the existing drug de-addiction centres in the state including purchase of required medicines and equipment. However, it is seen that some drug de-addiction centres are still non-functional,’ Mein observed.

He urged the departments to draw a concrete action plan and make these centres functional at the earliest.

  He further stressed on the need to facilitate all the district hospitals with modern equipment and medical facilities in phase wise funding and asked the officers of the departments to submit requirements to be incorporated in the coming budget.

He further informed that Namsai has been declared as the aspiration district of Arunachal Pradesh due to the presence of large numbers of plotting population and landless labourers in the district. He expressed hope that under the Prime Minister Vision of Transforming India by 2022, the district will witness rapid transformation in some specific parameters especially in the field of education and health sectors.

 Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Investment, Chau Zingnu Namchoom said that  Namsai district is one of the worse affected by the drug menace and the district is in urgent need of drug de-addiction centre. He also requested the department to make the centre at Namsai district functional by placing requires fund, man power and equipments as early as possible. 

 Commissioner (Health & Family Welfare), Kaling Tayeng informed that due to shortage of trained man power and specialist doctors in the State, the zonal hospitals and district hospitals could not be fully equipped with required man power and therefore, the department is not able to spare the man power for such de-addiction centres. However, he assured to come up with a proper plan to run the drug de-addiction centres effectively.             

Dr Riken Rina, Nodal Officer Drugs De-addiction highlighted the scenario of drug de-addiction centres in the State and informed that the centres at Pasighat and Tezu are functioning smoothly. He said that centres at Namsai, Yupia, Changlang and Khonsa shall be made functional by March.   

 Among others, Special secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Dr Tapasya Raghav, Director (Health Services), Dr Moromor Lego and State Programme Officer (Mental Health), Dr H Payee were also present among others.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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