Itanagar IMC Mayor Tame Phassang calls for joint campaign against drugs

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NAHARLAGUN: Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) Mayor Tame Phassang has appealed to the society to join hands to fight against drug abuse. The Mayor was attending the Walkathon from Naharlagun to Itanagar which was organized by the Mother's Vision, an Aalo-based NGO, on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking.

Mayor appreciated the members of Mother's Vision who came all the way from Aalo in the West Siang district to organize a walkathon to create awareness regarding drug abuse.

"Drug menace is one of the major challenges in the society, as it not only ruins the abuser but also the family and whole society. It can be eradicated only through awareness and prevention and our fight is with the drug menace, not with the addicted person. So, I appeal to each and everyone to join hands to fight against the drug menace," said Tame Phassang 

While flagging off the walkathon, the Mayor also participated in the event along with corporators and the Commissioner of the IMC and created awareness in various locations like Yupia Junction, Ziro Point, Itanagar and Akashdeep Market. He also assured to extend all possible help to the organization to create such awareness for a drug-free society.

Earlier, the mentor of Mother's Vision, Kennedy Bagra informed that the Recovery Club (a team of recovering addicts) under Mother's Vision, is organizing a 3-day-long inter-State 'Drug Problems and Substance Abuse' awareness campaign. The event was carried out on the concept of 'Beyond Boundaries'. The objective of the programme is to create awareness regarding the drug problems and their implications, he added.

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