Garhshankar (Hari Krishan Gangar):- As part of the various awareness programmes being organised across the district under the Punjab Government’s ‘War Against Drugs’ campaign, a special awareness programme was held at village Denowal Khurd, where school students delivered a strong message against drug abuse.
SDM Garhshankar Sanjeev Kumar said that students of Government High School, Ibrahim Pur, and Government Senior Secondary School, Denowal, appealed to village residents to come forward to eradicate drugs by making them aware of the harmful effects of drug abuse on human health. He said that the students made a highly effective appeal for the complete eradication of drugs and emphasised the need for collective public cooperation to build a healthy society.
Encouraging the students, SDM Sanjeev Kumar said that the younger generation could play a very important role in eliminating drug abuse. He said that by engaging young people in sports, drugs could not only be eradicated from society but talented players could also be prepared to bring laurels at national and international levels.
He appealed to the public to immediately inform the police or civil administration if anyone had any information regarding the sale or smuggling of drugs, so that appropriate action could be taken in time.
DSP Kamaljit Singh, BDPO Manjinder Kaur, Principal Nirmal Singh, Principal Varinder Sharma and Balwinder Singh Dhillon, among others, were also present on the occasion.
