SUBARNAPUR —-The police have started efforts to rid the district of Ganja . Under the supervision of the S P Kuldeep Meena, the police have started cutting ganja plants from the Manamunda police station area.In the presence of a gazetted officer, revenue staff, excise personnel, forest department staff, and witnesses, 52,000 Ganja plants were cut down and set on fire.Consequently, a case has been registred against unknown individuals for the illegal cultivation of Ganja plants within the forest area, and an investigation is currently underway.Manamunda PS Case No. 406/ 14/10/2026 U/s- 20(a)(i) of the NDPS Act, read with section 27(I) of the Orissa Forest Act. A case has been registered on the basis of this. Compared to the previous year, this year the police has shown more urgency and taken this step much earlier. Earlier, the police had identified the area where Ganja was cultivated using drone cameras. About 10 acres of the 45 acres of Ganja cultivation identified in the Bagidia rural( Bhalupahad )forest of Kasurbandh Panchayat, Manamunda police station has been destroyed. In the presence of the security officer, Mr. Meena, an armed police team led by Manmunda IIC Chiranjibi Behera cut down and burnt all the Ganja plants with the help of cutters. The police have informed that this operation will continue. The mafia has cultivated Ganja by building a security fence in the forest. Although it has been revealed that Ganja is being cultivated carefully by building a fence inside the forest. Despite the police raiding and arresting the mafia along with the Ganja , the mafia has not been able to stop itself from cultivating Ganja due to its greed. Therefore, the police have decided to destroy the Ganja cultivation from the beginning. The campaign has been launched. The security chief said that the ganja cultivation in the district will be destroyed in a phased manner and those cultivating it will be identified and arrested, and the forest department needs to be more vigilant and prompt in this area. Due to such steps of the police, there has been a panic among the ganja mafia. Report — Ugrasen Karmi.
Manamunda Police destroys 52 thousand cannabis( Ganja )plants.
