BHADARWAH, Sep 14: Intensifying grassroots efforts to combat substance addiction among youth, an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan was organized on Monday at Blue Ribbon Higher Secondary School, Bhaderwah.
The program aimed to sensitize students to the multi-layered consequences of drug abuse while steering them towards resilient, healthy and goal oriented lifestyles.
Addressing a packed auditorium of students and faculty, Tehsil Social Welfare Officer Shahnawaz Ahmad detailed the severe physical, psychological, social and academic fallout tied to substance dependency. He pressed upon young attendees to remain watchful against negative peer pressures, exercise sound judgment and recognize that individual decisions dictate long term trajectories.
“Our youth must anchor their ambitions in education, hard work and wholesome aspirations,” Ahmad said urging students to channel their energy into fulfilling personal dreams and honoring parental expectations. He formally designated the student body as ambassadors of the Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan tasking them with carrying the torch of a drug free existence into their households and neighborhoods.
The awareness symposium featured a lineup of speakers including Ashiq Hussain Butt, Sanjay Kumar, Adil Mehta, Inderjeet, Humma Tabassum and Sumaya. Panelists dissected the mechanics of addiction stressing that early awareness, strict self-discipline, sports engagement, positive peer circles and robust family support systems form an impenetrable shield against substance vulnerability.
School Principal Swarn Singh Kotwal welcomed the administration’s proactive outreach emphasizing that educational institutions bear a fundamental responsibility to mold socially conscious and healthy citizens. He reaffirmed the school management’s unwavering support for upcoming preventive initiatives under the anti-drug framework.
The interactive session witnessed active participation from faculty members, line department delegates and students who openly exchanged perspectives on healthy living. The event culminated in a collective pledge administered to the participants to reject narcotics entirely foster positive social habits and actively fortify the broader national mandate for a Drug-Free India.