Srinagar, Aug. 25 -- She also underlined the importance of regular health and behavioural screenings in colleges and schools for early detection and timely counselling of vulnerable students.

Itoo, who is also the Minister for Health and Medical Education, and Social Welfare, was speaking at a stakeholders' meeting here on the burning issue of drug de-addiction across Jammu and Kashmir.

The meeting, attended by senior civil and police officers besides representatives of NGOs and civil society members, voiced serious concern over the rampant rise of drug abuse among children and the youth of the Union Territory.

"The installation of CCTV cameras in and around schools and colleges would be made mandatory to monitor activities and prevent...