Anti-drug awareness rally held in Handwara
Handwara: An anti-drugs rally was organized in north Kashmir’s Handwara town on Saturday by Handwara police in collaboration with local schools.
The rally comprising school children carrying placards passed through various roads of the town.
The rally was organized by police in which ASP Handwara Mashkoor Ahmad, DySP Dar Raqeeb Malik, SHO Parvaiz Wani and DO Chogal Khursheed Ahmad and other police personnel participated.
The participants said that in order to spread awareness among the common people about the harmful effects of drugs, the rally has been organized.
Talking to reporters on the sideline of the function DO-Chogal Khursheed Ahmad said that eradicating the practice of drug abuse through a single rally or campaign is not possible.
“But all we can do is initiate awareness about this menace and inform the youth about the bad practice of drug abuse,” he said.
Notably, the campaign got a good response from the students and people who participated in the rally for spreading the message about the disadvantages of drug abuse.
KV News
