Churachandpur, April 21 -- In a significant move to combat the drug menace and provide sustainable livelihoods, the Churachandpur District Police, in collaboration with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has officially launched Project 'Hin-Chi'.

Meaning "Seeds of Life," the initiative aims to replace illicit poppy fields with legal, high-yield cash crops across the district's most vulnerable regions.

The project marks a shift from purely punitive measures to a community-centric model of "risk to resilience," focusing on the socio-economic transformation of farming families.

The initiative targets three sensitive areas within the district where poppy cultivation has historically been prevalent. By taking village chiefs and 127 benefic...