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YINGKIONG, 9 Jan:<\/strong> Upper Siang Deputy Commissioner Talo Jerang on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the persistent network connectivity issues in the district, particularly in Katan circle.<\/p>\n Chairing a narco-coordination (NCORD) meeting here, the DC pointed out that the non-operationalisation of 22 BSNL mobile towers, despite repeated requests from the district administration, has adversely affected public communication, grievance redressal, surveillance of drug-related activities, and the prevention of safe passage for drug peddlers.<\/p>\n He instructed the SDO (telecom) to ensure that the network connectivity issues are resolved immediately in the larger public interest.<\/p>\n \u00a0During the meeting, the committee reviewed the action plans and initiatives undertaken by all stakeholders to curb drug abuse and related antisocial activities in the district.<\/p>\n The DC also expressed serious concern that, despite repeated awareness campaigns, a few individuals continue to defy administrative orders and indulge in antisocial activities.<\/p>\n Sharing the current status of drug and substance abuse cases reported from various villages, Veterinary Officer Dr Joyonto Perme emphasised the need to intensify action-oriented awareness programmes to sensitise the public to the long-term consequences of drug abuse. He also called upon the district administration and the police for continued cooperation to root out the menace.<\/p>\n District hospital senior psychiatrist Dr Karo Teng briefed the members on the new guidelines and norms for the treatment of drug addicts at the drug de-addiction centre. Superintendent of Police Token Saring and other members also shared the issues faced by their respective departments and the actions being initiated to address them. (DIPRO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" YINGKIONG, 9 Jan: Upper Siang Deputy Commissioner Talo Jerang on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the persistent network connectivity issues in the district, particularly in Katan circle. Chairing a narco-coordination (NCORD) meeting here, the DC pointed out that the non-operationalisation of 22 BSNL mobile towers, despite repeated requests from the district administration, has adversely affected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-276256","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}