Awareness Programme Conducted for Counselling Officers in Ratnapura District under the “A Nation United” National Mission to Eradicate Illicit Drugs

Awareness Programme Conducted for Counselling Officers in Ratnapura District under the “A Nation United” National Mission to Eradicate Illicit Drugs

In line with the “A Nation United” national mission to eradicate illicit drugs, the Rehabilitation Bureau is conducting a series of island-wide awareness programmes to strengthen district-level counselling services and enhance coordination.

The Ratnapura District programme was held today (02) at the District Secretariat Auditorium under the patronage of Ratnapura District Secretary/Government Agent Mr. M.G. Lalith Ananda.

Officers engaged in counselling duties in government and non-governmental organisations participated in the programme.The resource persons included Dr. Chanaka Udaya Kumara, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Mr. D.M.J.K. Dahanaka, Assistant Director of the Police Narcotic Bureau.

Several officials also attended the programme, including Mr. Amila Wijerathne, Additional District Secretary, Ratnapura; Brigadier M.S. Amit, Commissioner General of Rehabilitation; Brigadier Prasanna Priyalal, Additional Commissioner General of Rehabilitation; Mrs. B.H.S. Dhanawardhana, Assistant District Secretary; Mr. K.B.A. Udaya Kumara, Superintendent of Kuruwita Prison; and Ms. Chanika Abeysinghe, Outreach Officer (Ratnapura), National Dangerous Drugs Control Board.

District Media Unit,
District Secretariat / Department of Government Information,
Ratnapura.