Extensive drug-free campaign to be conducted across Telangana: Former Governor Dattatreya
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting jointly organised by the Alai Balai Foundation and V-Net voluntary organisation at Andhra Mahila Sabha Women’s College on the Osmania University campus here.
The meeting decided to constitute a steering committee to plan, implement and monitor the campaign across the state.
Expressing concern over the spread of drug abuse, Dattatreya said the menace, initially noticed among students, was now spreading to rural areas and affecting youth, their families and society.
He stressed the need to take the campaign beyond speeches and awareness meetings to the grassroots level.
Areas and villages severely affected by drug abuse would be identified, and organisers would interact directly with local residents and victims to bring about behavioural change, he said.
The campaign would also focus on visiting rehabilitation centres and extending guidance and psychological support to people undergoing treatment for addiction, he added.
Andhra Mahila Sabha president and former IAS officer D. Chakrapani, Professors Murali Manohar and Raji Reddy, motivational speaker Akella Raghavendra, Sandeep, Vishwanath and representatives of V-Net participated in the meeting.
