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NTR launches Operation Trishul against drug use and other offences

Source: The Hindu · 21 Sep 2026, 18:22 UTC
NTR launches Operation Trishul against drug use and other offences
Image: The Hindu · original report

NTR Collector G. Lakshmisha has launched Operation Trishul, a programme aimed at addressing drug usage, crimes against women and road accidents. Officials from health, police, women and child welfare and other departments are expected to take measures under the initiative.

NTR Collector G. Lakshmisha has launched Operation Trishul to address drug usage, crimes against women and road accidents, The Hindu reports. Lakshmisha said officials from the Medical and Health, Police, Women Development and Child Welfare departments, among others, would take measures under the programme.

The source did not state when the initiative would end or identify its specific geographical coverage. Operation Trishul brings several areas of concern under one programme, including substance use, offences against women and road safety. The available report does not explain whether the participating departments will run separate activities or operate through a joint enforcement plan.

No targets, funding details or performance measures were provided. The source also did not give information about the number of personnel involved, the interventions planned or how members of the public can report concerns or seek assistance through the programme. The announcement identifies the departments expected to participate but does not set out their individual responsibilities.

It also does not report any arrests, prosecutions, road-safety actions or health initiatives linked to the launch. According to the supplied material, the programme’s purpose is to check the listed forms of harm through coordinated action by government departments. Further operational details were not provided.

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