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Himachal Pradesh Sets Nov. 15 Start for Three-Month Crackdown on ‘Chitta’

State oversight will pair panchayat committees with a new police cell for targeted enforcement.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the coordinated campaign and will monitor it personally.
  • The drive opens in Shimla with an Anti-Chitta Rally from the Ridge to Chaura Maidan drawing MLAs, students and residents.
  • Police have mapped the most-affected panchayats for special focus as district and sub-division events roll out.
  • Seven-member panchayat drug prevention committees, notified by the government, will meet monthly and file reports to law enforcement.
  • Colleges will train volunteers and committees will run awareness programmes in schools and public spaces alongside a police special cell’s crackdown.