The “Nation United -Nationwide Drive”, Steering Council convened for the primary time right now (17) on the Presidential Secretariat underneath the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Council was established to implement a nationwide programme geared toward eradicating the drug menace, which is a big nationwide disaster presently dealing with the nation. The Cupboard Paper offered by the President on October 13, proposing the “Nation United -Nationwide Drive”, Programme to fight drug menace, was permitted and it was determined to ascertain a Nationwide Steering Council to supervise its implementation.
Throughout its first assembly, the Council primarily targeted on dismantling the drug trafficking community, rehabilitating these hooked on medication, mobilizing public participation to eradicate the menace, involving mass organizations in public consciousness campaigns and implementing a coordinated nationwide media operation.
In outlining the first goal of creating this Council, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised the numerous hazard that drug abuse presents to the lives of youth and schoolchildren, noting that it has developed into a considerable social and financial disaster.
Spiritual leaders attending the assembly recommended the initiative, emphasizing the significance of public cooperation and the necessity for a complete nationwide programme that unites the complete nation to beat this disaster.
Amongst these in attendance have been Minister of Public Safety and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala, Secretary to the Ministry D.W.R.B. Seneviratne, Secretary to the Ministry of Well being Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Schooling and Greater Schooling Nalaka Kaluwewa, Inspector Normal of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya, Commander of the Military Lieutenant Normal Lasantha Rodrigo, Commander of the Air Drive Air Vice Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe, Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral B.A.Okay.S.P. Banagoda, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Company Uditha Gayashan Gunasekara, Chairman of the Related Newspapers of Ceylon Restricted Gamini Warushamana, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Company Gihan de Silva, together with senior officers of the armed forces, college lecturers, media heads, artistes and representatives from the well being sector and civil society organizations.
