Fazilka administration organize a program to educate women under DAPO
DC Isha Kalia moves to villages, makes a direct rapport with rural women
Abohar / Fazilka June 15, 2018 (Amrit Brar)
To promote the aim and objectives of Tandurast Punjab mission and to awake and make the women to contribute in making villagers and their friends aware about the demerits of the drug addiction under the DAPO, a function was held in Block Khuiyan Sarwar. On this occasion, Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Isha Kalia attended the function as the Chief Guest. SDM Abohar Poonam Singh also accompanied her on this mission. The move aims to aware the drug dependent persons, their family members and community at large.
Addressing the villagers, the Deputy Commissioner said that under the Tandurast Punjab mission, we should keep ourselves and motivate others to stay away from drugs. She said that if we our self commit not to take or use drugs, only then we can motivate and make the other person aware. She also said that the DAPO campaign has been launched to make the Punjab drug free Punjab by the Chief Minister under which everyone should contribute. So we all need to come forward. On this occasion the appreciation letters were distributed to the women who supported the DAPO campaign.
DC Isha Kalia further added that in order to mitigate the problems of drug abuse and create public awareness, the state government is undertaking various measures from time to time.
Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner inspected the ongoing construction work of road and sewerage pipelines of Abohar-Fazilka Road. She ordered the officials of the PWD and others to expedite the work. She said that traffic on the road remains high. She said that to save the precious lives of human beings, development works should be carried out fast so that no accident could happen.