Bandipora : As part of the month long ‘NashaMukht Bharat Abhiyan’, various activities including student rallies, awareness programmes, debates and painting competitions were held in different educational institutions in collaboration with the social welfare department across the district.
On the occasion, awareness programmes were held in various colleges, schools, Government offices and pledges taken to uphold the promise for eradication of the drug menace in the society and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
Debates regarding Drug Abuse and its ill effects were conducted, besides, student rallies were also held by the educational institutions and other departments which saw participation of staff and a large number of students.
Teachers and hundreds of students participated in the rally and raised different slogans including “Zindagi Se RishtaJodo Drugs Se NataTodo” and “Say No to Drugs Yes to Life” and other slogans and were carrying placards denouncing the addiction to disseminate awareness among the common masses about the adverse effects of drugs.
Rallies went through streets and corners of the villages to spread information about the deadly effect of drugs on society and the importance of a healthy life.
Similarly, bhung destruction drives were also held in the district and hundreds of kanals of land were cleared till date from bhung cultivation.
