A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sports Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday at the secretariat under the initiative of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports to build a drug-free Tripura.

Various decisions were taken in the meeting in the presence of officials of Education, Health, Defense, Information and Culture Departments to make the Drug-Free Tripura campaign a success.

In the meeting, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that the campaign against drug addiction is being carried out on the initiative of the state administration and success is also accomplished in this regard.

He said that the police administration alone cannot make this campaign successful.
Every citizen of the society has to come forward with responsibility to make this campaign successful.

Chowdhury also said that everyone should be informed about the ill effects of addiction for which mass campaigns are necessary.

He added that emphasis has to be given on conducting public awareness campaigns in different block markets and populous places.

He suggested conducting awareness camps with students from school level to college level.
He also suggested organizing various sports events under the initiative of the sports department, street plays under the initiative of the information and culture department and awareness camps through prominent personalities of the society to make this program successful.

Sports Minister advised the public representatives from Panchayat level to State level and every department to work together to make this program a success.