Despite the increased enforcement, the country has also witnessed a rise in the consumption of codeine-based cough syrups, prescription opioids and sleeping pills.
The issue of deaths in man-animal conflicts was also raised, after which the state government announced a proposal to double the compensation for deaths caused by wild animal attacks.
In September and October last year, several children from Chhindwara and Betul districts fell critically ill after consuming Coldrif cough syrup. At least 24 children died.
Bargarh police, acting on a tip-off, raided an apartment on Katapali road, recovering cash, vehicles, and mobile phones; two juveniles among those detained in connection with drug abuse.
