State-level conference on Addiction-Free Day on August 1
Karnataka is organizing a state-level conference on 'Addiction-Free Day' in Shahapur to promote awareness against alcohol and drug abuse. The event will feature government officials and recognize villages that have successfully eliminated liquor consumption.
Why it matters
State-led public health initiatives targeting substance abuse are critical for social welfare and community development in rural Karnataka.
Karnataka State Temperance Board president Sharanappa Saladpur said that a State-level conference on ‘Addiction-Free Day’ will be organised at the Agriculture College auditorium in Bheemarayanagudi in Shahapur on August 01, to mark the celebration of the birth anniversary of Vijay Mahant Swami.
Mr. Saladpur said that this is the first State-level conference that is going to be hosted in Kalyan, Karnataka, to create awareness about harm from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
The various government departments, ASHA and anganwadi workers and other members of different organisations are asked to take part in the conference as part of efforts to make society addiction- and drug-free, he said.
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