UK to help Punjab fight drug problem
Wednesday, 10/05/2017
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CHANDIGARH : With the Captain Amarinder Singh government launching a drive against drug menace, the UK on Tuesday offered technical assistance to the state in enforcement of drug-control measures.
The issues came up for discussion at a meeting between Amarinder and British deputy high commissioner to India Andrew Ayre, who invited the CM to visit the UK to meet industrialists for attracting investments.
The British envoy also offered assistance to Punjab in the training and modernisation of the police force, as well as in handling cyber crime, with the two sides agreeing to explore mutual cooperation across a wide range of subjects, including law and order, industrial development, agriculture, dairy farming, animal sex embryo transfer etc.
The CM suggested working together in the fields of urban management, civil services, transportation in big cities, among other areas, according to an official spokesperson.
The British envoy said his government was looking to raise Punjab to the highest category in terms of business cooperation. Noting that his government was in the process of eliminating redtapism and promoting ease of doing business in the state, the CM directed officials of his government to arrange a meeting with British officials.
