Srinagar, April 17 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said he will not rest till he rids Jammu and Kashmir of the drug menace.

All the departments, be it the Social Welfare or the Health department, are working towards the drug-free goal, he said, addressing women farmers' conference organised by the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) at Srinagar, an official press release informed.

"I have launched the 'Nasha Mukt' campaign on April 11 in Jammu, and we have decided that we will not rest till we eradicate the drug abuse problem," Sinha said.

"When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan' in 2020, a lot of efforts were made in Jammu and Kashmir as well. Police are taking action...