Budgam: Budgam Police and District administration in collaboration with civil society and local media on Saturday organized an anti-drug awareness rally under the banner of ‘Prevention of drug addiction in Budgam District.
According to a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar the rally was attended by students and staff members of Government Boys Hr.
Secondary School Budgam, Government Girls Hr. secondary School Budgam,
Anganwari workers, officials of the Agriculture Department, Horticulture
Department, Journalists Association Budgam, Municipal Committee Members,
officials of PHE Budgam, youth and other respectable citizens of the district.
The awareness rally was flagged off by DC Budgam Syeed Fakhrudin
Hamid at Behsti Zehra Park Budgam along with DySP Hqrs Budgam
Naeem Wani, Dy SP DAR DPL Budgam Owais Rashid and other
officers of civil administration & police, senior members of the trade Union
Budgam. The rally passed through Bus Stand Budgam, Main Market and
ended at the Main Town of the district.
On the occasion, DC Budgam appealed people to join hands with the administration and Police in controlling the abuse of drugs and related substances to eliminate this social evil from society. According to the above quoted police statement all the participants were holding banners and placards in their hands with
messages against substance abuse and raised slogans against the social evil
and pledged to join hands to eradicate this menace from society.