department darhal in tehsil darhal. Wherein Tehsil social welfare officer Darhal Shahid Mumtaz highlights various programmes and activities carried out by the department to fight this menace. Already GOI Ministry of social justice and empowerment is running a drug demand reduction campaign in 272 most vulnerable districts in India and Rajouri district is also in that list. Department is conducting awareness camps at various locations since 2020 to make India Nasha mukt. Efforts are on to make make all panchayats in the area Nasha mukt.
Today in the morning an awareness cum interaction programme was organised at Govt middle school khoriwali Panchayat Badi Darhal A. Where in citizens and PRIs and students participated. After this a door to door campaign was done in Thannamang B panchayat. In the end traders and shopkeepers in darhal market were provided pamphlets depicting ill effects of drug abuse. They were also briefed about the psychological physical emotional mental social and economical effects of drug abuse on an individual and society at large. Since two generations in the district have already become victims of drug abuse viz, opium, cannabis, heroine and other chemicals. Intend is to save future generations.Every life is precious. In the event apart from citizens all social welfare employees of both tehsils darhal and thannandi participated and shared their views and experiences.