SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today joined the Drug-Free Jammu Kashmir campaign in Baramulla, where he engaged with citizens and participated in a padyatra.
During the programme, the Lieutenant Governor announced the launch of two innovative pillars under the anti-drug campaign for the next 69 days — the “Community Immunization Program against Drugs” and the “Family Fortress Initiative”.
Addressing the gathering, Manoj Sinha said that just as communities are educated to protect themselves against diseases, a similar awareness-based immunity must now be created against drug abuse in high-risk areas.
“We will partner with religious leaders and social groups to create a Community Immunization initiative against drugs in 5-10 high-risk hotspot areas per district,” he said.
The Lieutenant Governor urged schools, mosques, temples, gurdwaras and NGOs to dedicate one hour every week towards strengthening the awareness campaign against drugs.
“It will deliver real results, acting like an early warning system, monitoring hotspots while building them into fully drug-free zones,” he added.
Explaining the second initiative, the Lieutenant Governor said the “Family Fortress Initiative” would rely on strong family and community bonds to protect youth from drug addiction.
“Over the next 69 days, every school, college and place of worship in Jammu Kashmir should host a weekly family dialogue on drugs. These dialogues should be open, honest and paired with local campaign audits to spot and fix gaps,” he said.
Highlighting achievements of the anti-drug campaign over the past 31 days, Manoj Sinha said more than 2.35 lakh awareness and outreach events had been conducted across Jammu and Kashmir.
