JCCI, police launch joint initiative to raise funds for de-addiction centre

IGP Jammu, MK Sinha, Jammu Chamber president and other officers at a function in Jammu on Thursday.
IGP Jammu, MK Sinha, Jammu Chamber president and other officers at a function in Jammu on Thursday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 16: Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and State police launched initiative to raise funds for the de-addition centre- cum- felicitation ceremony.
A chamber spokesman said that on the initiative of JCCI, Inspector General of Police Jammu Zone MK Sinha chaired a function at Chamber House for fund raising initiation ceremony for the De-addiction centre- cum- felicitation ceremony.
DIG Jammu-Kathua Range Sujit Kumar, Tejinder Singh, SSP Jammu, Vinay Sharma, SP South, Ms Sheema Qasba, ASP and Dr Ruveda Salam, Dy Commissioner Income Tax were guests of honour on this occasion.
After welcoming the dignitaries, the Chamber president explained on the need of De-addiction centre in Jammu considering the massive rise in drug menace among various sections of the society. He appealed all the members to donate liberally for effective running of the De-addiction centre to be run by the J&K Police Department.
Sujit Kumar, gave a digital presentation to make one and all aware about the rise in demand and supply of drugs through an index showing the growing drug abuse every year and number of registered cases against drug peddlers every year.
Tejinder Singh explained how aggressively the Police department was fighting against the menace of drugs and apprehending many drug-peddlers. He reiterated that the J&K Police department is working sincerely and is committed to eradicate this social evil at any cost.
Addressing the gathering IGP, MK Sinha stressed upon the role of parents to teach their children to inculcate and imbibe healthy life style and habits. He also referred to many quotes from Sanskrit and English explaining how to lead a selfless life and help others to get rid of this drug menace and also explained various reasons among youth who were falling an easy prey to drugs.
This was followed by a felicitation function wherein Sinha and JCCI recognised the dedicated, sincere and outstanding performance of the Police Department that included Inspector Parvej Sajad Ahmad, Inspector Chanchal Singh, Inspector Sunil Jasrotia, Insp Gurnam Choudhary and Insp Rajesh Jasrotia. Dr Ruveda Salam, Dy Commissioner Income Tax and Sugandha Mahajan, were also honoured.

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