Directorate of Social Welfare Conducts Substance Abuse Consciousness Programme at ANCOL

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 14 November 2025

The Directorate of Social Welfare organised an consciousness programme on substance abuse at ANCOL beneath the nationwide marketing campaign ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat, Khushaal Bharat’, bringing collectively college students from varied undergraduate departments. The initiative aimed to teach younger adults in regards to the risks of alcohol and drug abuse whereas encouraging a collective dedication in direction of creating an addiction-free society.

A useful resource individual from the Anti-Narcotics Unit delivered an in depth PowerPoint presentation explaining the dangerous results of alcohol and medicines on people, households, and the broader neighborhood. Students have been sensitised to how substance abuse impacts bodily and psychological well being, disrupts social concord, and contributes to long-term societal challenges.

The Project Coordinator (NAPDDR) urged college students to scan the supplied QR code, take the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) pledge, and share it with their friends to strengthen the motion’s attain. Speakers additionally outlined the objectives of the National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) and the NMBA, stressing the significance of youth involvement, neighborhood help, and inter-departmental collaboration in stopping substance abuse.

The programme concluded with a name for sustained consciousness efforts and lively pupil participation to assist construct a more healthy, drug-free society.