Chandigarh, June 17 -- Haryana's additional chief secretary (ACS-health) Sumita Misra has requested Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to issue directions to district magistrates (DMs) and chief medical officers (CMOs) of districts adjoining Haryana to provide "prompt administrative and police assistance" to Haryana teams raiding illegal sex determination facilities in UP.

In a letter addressed to UP ACS (medical health and family welfare) Amit Kumar Ghosh, the Haryana ACS (health) said that coordinated enforcement and administrative support are essential to eliminate illegal practices that threaten the rights and dignity of the girl child.

She said that Haryana's PC and PNDT teams have been conducting decoy operations and raids against ille...