Maithri sanghams to start de-addiction centres

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, DEC.7. De-addiction centres to get over the problem of drunkenness in men are proposed to be started under the aegis of Maithri sangham.

This was announced here on Thursday by Dr. C.R. Naidu, DIG, Community Relations and Maithri. Reviewing the Maithri sangham's programme, which he described as a philosophy and as an organised strategy to prevent crime, Dr. Naidu stated that the de-addiction centres would take shape his tour to Tamil Nadu on December 15 and 16. He said the centres were working effectively in the neighbouring State.

This was the first review of the programme after its introduction in April this year for the first time in the country. It had proved to be a good beginning and a reform process that had emerged from within the department.

The DIG stated that he had toured 10 districts in the State to study the working of Maithri sanghams set up in 1,500 police stations throughout the State as well to assess the problems faced by the members and identify the steps needed to solve them.

After the tour, he said the main problems the police had to deal with were eve teasing and unwieldy traffic. Drunken men were also proving to be a headache. The tour revealed that members of Maithri sanghams were involved in patrolling and taking steps to check factionism, rowdy and drunken behaviour besides counselling to settle family disputes.

He advised members of the Maithri sanghams to help the police maintain law and order, peace and amity and to remove fear among the people. They should hold monthly meetings, fix targets and strive to achieve them.

At the same, the DIG advised the people not to be indifferent to the happenings around them because "crime is opportunistic and should be checked even if it was of a minor nature. If people ignore small crimes, the offenders become bold and go on to commit bigger crimes. Community policing should be used to prevent such incidents".

Ms. Vijayalakshmi, a BHEL employee, Ms. Bharatamma, Mr. A. Srinivas, the convener, Mr. Purnanadam, Mr. Nagaswaminathan, Mr.Ganesh Singh, Mr. B. Gurucharanam, Dr. Anjaneyulu, Mr. Ramesh and Mr. Muralidhar, members of the Maithri sanghams working in the north zone, spoke about their experiences and made some suggestions.

Earlier, Mr. M. Punna Rao, DCP, North Zone, welcomed the gathering. Mr. Ramana Rao, ACP, Ramgopalpet, explained the concept of Maithri. Messrs Madhusudhan and Narender Reddy, ACPs of Marredpally and Begumpet respectively, besides CIs of almost all police stations in the zone attended.

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