3,000 women committees formed, 81 houses demolished in anti-drug campaign in J&K: Manoj Sinha
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the formation of over 7,000 women's committees in Jammu and Kashmir to combat drug-related issues. The anti-drug campaign has led to the demolition of 81 narcotic palaces and the arrest of numerous drug traffickers. Sinha emphasized the importance of empowering these committees and outlined plans for a comprehensive rehabilitation policy for affected individuals.
- ▪More than 7,000 women's committees have been formed in J&K to fight against drug issues.
- ▪81 narcotic palaces built with traffickers' money have been demolished.
- ▪The anti-drug campaign has resulted in 797 FIRs and the arrest of 894 drug smugglers and peddlers.
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J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday (May 23, 2026) said more than 7,000 women’s committees were formed in J&K to fight against drug menace and underlined that 81 narcotic palaces built with the traffickers’ black money have been demolished in the Union Territory (UT).“It is now the administration’s duty to empower these committees and ensure they can work effectively,” said Mr. Sinha, who joined a march in south Kashmir’s Shopian.Referring to the 43 days of anti-drug campaign, Mr. Sinha said, “It has now surged into a powerful grassroots movement, echoing across communities with unstoppable force.
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