| Team Jammu ropes in youth elderly, social bodies in anti-drug campaign | | World Anti-Drug Day | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 26: Seeking support of the civil society to eradicate menace of drug abuse, Chairman, Team Jammu, Zorawar Singh Jamwal on Tuesday, said that cooperation of every section of the society is must to liberate our younger generation from the yoke of drug addiction.
"We have to accept this reality that drugs are slowly tightening grip on the youth of the State. It is high time to start a deciding war against this menace", Zorawar Singh Jamwal said while addressing a function organized by the Team Jammu in connection with the World Anti-Drug Day at Jagat Resorts, Shakti Nagar, here this morning.
Besides youth including educated unemployed, College and University students, senior citizens, ex-Coporators, heads of several social organizations also participated in he function and extended full support to Team Jammu in its war against Drug Mafia. Noted Dogri Poet, Thakur Randheer Singh Raipuria who compered the program also enthralled the gathering with his spell binding poetry highlighting the ill-effects of Drug Abuse in the society.
Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Chairman of Team Jammu, who presided over the function, pointed out that without the support of every individual, it is difficult rather impossible to check drug menace. He called upon civil society especially youth to come forward in support of fight against drug mafia.
"Better coordination among parents, teachers, Mohalla committee, Panchayats and police personnel is must to check growing influence of drug abuse among youth in the society", highlighted Chairman Team Jammu, Zorawar Singh Jamwal and furher demanded that police personnel deployed at ground level must keep an eye on those elements who have been involved in suspicious activities.
"10 to 15 per cent of our youth are drug addicts so remaining population of the society is duty bound to liberate this section from the yoke of this addiction", said Zorawar Singh Jamwal and reiterated commitment of the team to make Jammu region free from this menace. |
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