Call to make Eluru a drug-free district
Along with district Superintendent of Police K Pratap Siva Kishore, she presented prizes to the winners of the two-day cricket competition organised as part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan awareness programme at the Ashram Hospital playground on Sunday.
Speaking on the occasion, she appealed to the youth not to indulge in drugs which can ruin their bright future. If they are not addicted to drugs, they can reach a higher level in life. Awareness programmes are being conducted on the ill-effects of drug use as part of the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
Drug use leads to serious social, mental and physical problems. Keeping this in mind, the central and state governments are undertaking various programmes under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan to combat drug abuse. Information related to drug abuse can be reported to the toll-free numbers 1972 and 14446. Along with education, the youth should also give priority to sports. The Collector said that sports provide physical and mental development and also help in staying away from addictions like drugs.
Superintendent of Police Pratap Siva Kishore said that everyone should be aware of the problem of drug use. Drug use leads to an increase in the crime rate and also has a detrimental effect on the society as a whole, and in view of this, a multi-faceted movement should be taken up to solve this problem. He said that the youth should especially focus on education instead of getting involved in drugs.
He said that the 'Eagle' teams and the police department are jointly conducting various programmes and inspections to inform about the ill-effects of drugs and prevent their use. He said that everyone should have sportsmanship, through which they will gain self-confidence to solve any problem in life.
On this occasion, collector Vetriselvi and SP Pratap Siva Kishore presented prizes to the players of the Police team that won first place, the Judicial team that won second place, and the Revenue team that won third place in the cricket competitions.
District Revenue Officer V Visveswara Rao, DSDO B Srinivasa Rao, AD of the Department of Welfare of the Differently-abled and Elderly V Ram Kumar, and others participated.
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