A discussion was held on Friday (27) in Puttalam between security forces police officers and the Puttalam District Interfaith Committee on preventing the use and sale of drugs.
For this, Puttalam Deputy Inspector General of Police S. M. Y. Senaviratne, Superintendents of Police, Officers in charge of traffic sections, Puttalam District Interfaith Committee Religious Leaders, and Operational Committee Officers of Pallama, Kalpitiya, Karuwalagaswewa, Puttalam, Anamaduwa, Wanathavilluwa, Saliyawawa, Mundalama, Udappu, Mahakumbukkadawala, Norochchole and Nawagattegama areas, participated.
Representing Puttalam District Interfaith Committee, Ven. Buddhiyagama Rathana Thero, Kurukkal, Rev. Jeyaraj and Ratnamalar, and Mujeeb Mawlawi participated.
The decisions taken after this expert discussion are as follows:
Strengthening Village Security Committees
Continuous awareness programmes
Display of damage notices
Building relationships between the locals and the Police
Conducting progress review meetings once in three months