Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala Palakkad said that the state government's Tufan project against drugs will be run in conjunction with the central government's anti-drug campaign, Nasha Mukt Bharat. The Home Minister was speaking after inaugurating the Toofan Jagaran rally held at Kota Maidan.

 1001514838.jpgThe second phase of Tufan is being developed in association with the local bodies of the entire state. Entire wards will be made part of the project through about 23,000 Gram Sabhas in Kerala. More than Rs 200 crore worth of drugs have been seized till date in Kerala through Project Tufan. 10375 people were arrested. 14822 case registered.  Procedures have been initiated to trace the property of 40 persons. Kappa was charged against 137 people. 134 people were taken into custody. A case has been registered against six foreigners and more than 100 people from other states.  Tufan is the most powerful scheme to save the youth of the state. The Kerala community has taken over the Tufan project. The project gets the biggest support from mothers and sisters. The Home Minister said that there are 3 phases to the Toofan project, while the first phase is carried out by the police and investigation departments, the second phase is carried out by the Toofan volunteers and the third phase is CARE, which is the biggest project to bring drug addicts back to life. It was also informed that more than 200 people have been treated in this way.

 1001514846.jpgRamesh Pisharati MLA welcomed the function 
VK Sreekanthan MP presided. 
Minister KA Tulasi
Padma Shri Mattannur Shankarankutty
Padma Shri Ramachandra Pulavar
 Sumesh Achuthan MLA
Palakad Bishop Peter Kochupurakkal
District Collector K Sudhir, IG Putta Wimaladitya, 
 DIG Narayanan, 
 Malapuram SP Chaitra Teresa John,  
 DCC President A. Thankappan
 Former Municipal Chairman PV Rajesh, 
 C Chandran, 
 Marakar Marayamaangalam, 
 Salaam Master  Musician Prakash Ullieri and many others participated. Home Minister distributes badges to storm warriors