DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has directed the officials of the Health Department to conduct a survey for opening drug de-addiction centres in the state, so as to know the exact situation of how many de-addiction centers are required to be opened in which district. Besides this, the health department should also gather information about drug de-addiction centres being run by Red Cross Society or other social organizations on a single platform, directed Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister said that today drug addiction has become a serious problem for society, which needs to be curbed immediately. The State Government is making continuous efforts to prevent drug abuse. There should not be any laxity in this work. All officers concerned should seriously perform their duties in this regard, said Sh. Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister gave these directions during the meeting of the Managing Committee of the Indian Red Cross Society Haryana State Branch chaired by Governor; Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya, who is also the President of Indian Red Cross Society Haryana State Branch at Haryana Raj Bhavan held today. The Chief Minister said that youth is prone to drug addiction, so all the stakeholders like Health Department, Education Department and Red Cross Society, etc. should emphasize making students aware of the ill effects of drugs and for this, a mass awareness camp should be organized in schools, colleges and universities. For monitoring the functioning of the de-addiction centres set up in the districts, necessary directions have been given to the SDMs to visit the de-addiction centres in their respective districts at least once a month and take stock of the facilities and functioning there, informed Sh. Manohar Lal. He said that the Red Cross Society should serve society and humanity with the motto of 'Jaha Kam - Waha Hum' The Chief Minister directed the officers of the Health Department that a wing should be set up in all district hospitals for imparting similar first-aid training as given by Red Cross Society. He further directed that a portal should be developed on which the information of ambulances operated by government hospitals, private hospitals and the Red Cross or various organizations of the district should be uploaded so that people can also have the access to a single platform instead of seeking information regarding the same from different mediums. (editor@dailyworld.in)