09-05-2025
Everyone should cooperate to make Namakkal a drug-free district, says Collector
District Collector S. Uma on Friday urged the public to cooperate to make Namakkal, a drug-free district.
The Collector participated in the awareness meeting for women's self-help group members on drug prevention and prohibition.
Speaking at the meeting, the Collector said that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is making various efforts to make the society prosperous and safe by completely eradicating the sale and use of drugs. The main reason for selecting women in this programme is that if a programme is presented to women, they can take it home, village, and district-wide. Women are capable of doing such awareness drive. 'Women can be fully involved in drug prevention and put an end to such evil acts,' Ms. Uma added.
Explaining the evils of drugs that cause harm to the society and family, the Collector said that if a person uses drugs, they engage in various criminal activities by losing their self consciousness and it turns into a social disorder. It affects the society at various levels like a chain link. This results in unsafe situations for children.
Due to the continuous efforts of the district administration and the police department, inspections are conducted in various places and the sale of drugs has been banned. However, drug sellers adopt different ways for selling banned items. So, the public should inform the district administration if there is sale of drugs in their areas and the details of the informants will be kept confidential. The public can download the Drug Free Tamil Nadu app and report through it, the Collector added.
Additional Superintendent of Police Dhanarasu, Project Director (Mahalir Thittam), and officials from various departments participated.
