CURATED BY – YASHPAL SINGH JAT | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Anuppur, in compliance with the instructions given by the state government for de-addiction, meaningful efforts should be ensured to motivate people to get rid of addiction by organizing various public awareness activities. It is necessary to conduct effective public awareness programs with public participation regarding the ill effects of drugs. The above instructions were expressed by the Chief Executive Officer of the District Panchayat, Mr. Tanmay Vashisht Sharma, while addressing the meeting of the district level committee constituted for the implementation of de-addiction in the Narmada Auditorium located in the Collectorate.

In the meeting, Deputy Director in-charge of Social Justice Department, Mr. K.K. Soni and officials of Tribal Affairs Department, Women and Child Development Department, Planning Economic Statistics, Public Relations, Backward Classes, Urban Development Agency, District Education Center and Municipality were present.

In the meeting, instructions were given to organize effective public awareness programmes like painting competition, street plays for de-addiction, and to screen video films related to de-addiction and the ill-effects of drug addiction in schools and hostels. In the meeting, instructions were given to the Tribal Affairs Department and Women and Child Development Department regarding effective programmes.

Chief Executive Officer of the District Panchayat, Mr. Tanmay Vashisht Sharma gave instructions to the concerned officials regarding opening of a de-addiction centre in the district hospital premises. In the meeting, the Social Justice Department was directed regarding fixing the dates of mass marriage programmes under the Chief Minister Kanya Vivaah Yojana and improving the arrangements of the old age home.