According to the SP, at least one drone has been provided in each of the police stations while places like Arki, Sayko, Murhu and Maranghada, which are worst affected, have been provided more than one drone. Since, this is the peak season of opium cultivation, to destroy it completely, massive operations will be conducted till February 17, he said.The SP further added that it also happened for the first time that opium cultivation has been destroyed by the villagers themselves in more than 60 villages on more than 500 acres of land out of deterrence by the operation being conducted in the region. Gram sabha meetings were called in those villages and it was decided unanimously to destroy the opium cultivation to avoid trouble by the police.Ranchi Range DIG Akhilesh Jha asserted that a large number of police forces have been deployed in this campaign along with drones and tractors. The state is making efforts to destroy the opium crop completely in the region, he said. “Strict action will be taken against those who are involved in it,” said the DIG.A door-to-door campaign has also been launched under which people are being told to choose alternative forms of farming instead of opium cultivation and live in a fear-free environment, he added.
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