Drug abuse big threat to nation's progress: Mandya DC
He was speaking after inaugurating the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan – 2025 programme organised by the district police department at the MIMS auditorium here on Wednesday.
Kumara stressed that preventing youth from consuming drugs and rehabilitating addicts is a collective social responsibility.
"A significant proportion of crimes today are linked to substance abuse. Freeing society from drugs is a joint responsibility of both the public and the police," he said.
Kumara urged students to take the lead in reforming peers, family members, and neighbours who have fallen into bad habits.
"Human life is sacred—do not destroy it for momentary pleasures," he advised, calling on youth to adopt ethical values and build strong personalities that serve society.
Superintendent of police Mallikarjun Baladandi said many youth and workers ruin their futures through addiction. The Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, launched by the Union govt in 2020, aims to educate students in schools, colleges, and universities about the dangers of drug use. The Narcotics Bureau is also working nationwide to rehabilitate addicts, he added. Later, zilla panchayat CEO KR Nandini administered an oath to students pledging to stay away from substance abuse.
MIMS director Dr Narasimhaswamy, additional superintendent of police Gangadhar Swamy, MIMS college principal Dr Hanumanth Prasad, and District Tobacco Control Cell officer Thimmaraju were also present.
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