The Nilgiris district police held a district-wide coordination meeting with college administrations focusing on ensuring student safety, security and welfare on higher education campuses.
The initiative included heads of colleges across the district, with the District Superintendent of Police, S. Brinda, informing attendees about the strict ‘zero-tolerance policy’ against drug consumption and trafficking in and around campuses, a press release from the police stated.
The release added that college managements were directed to actively track behavioural shifts [among students], physical or dental indicators of substance abuse, and unexplained chronic absenteeism, with mandatory instructions to report any suspicious activities to the local police immediately.
Alongside substance control, institutions were reminded of their legal obligation to maintain fully operational Internal Complaints Committees to ensure gender safety and prompt grievances redress, while strictly enforcing anti-ragging laws through active campus monitoring squads, it added.
The police also called on colleges to ensure proactive mental health interventions, establishing counselling support for students showing signs of distress. Colleges were also told to enforce road safety among student commuters and ensure that they wear helmets, hold valid driving licenses and avoid speeding. They were also instructed to conduct immediate security audits to ensure fully functional CCTV surveillance across all key perimeter, entrance, and exit points.
The initiative is part of the district police’s continued efforts to built working relationships with educational institutions to maintain safe and law-abiding environments within campuses.
Published – August 19, 2026 05:52 pm IST
