Students take out anti-drug rally in Tirupati
Students and officials in Tirupati organized an anti-drug rally to promote a drug-free city and state. Local leaders emphasized the importance of youth focusing on education and skill development rather than substance abuse.
Why it matters
Public awareness campaigns are a key component of government strategies to combat rising drug addiction among youth in India.
Students staged an anti-drug rally from Sri Venkateswara University (SVU) to NTR Circle in Tirupati on Saturday (August 22, 2026). Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) chairman C. (Dollars) Divakar Reddy, SVU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tata Narasinga Rao and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board member G. Bhanu Prakash Reddy also participated in the rally.
Speaking to the media on the occasion, Mr. Divakar Reddy said, “The rally was taken out with the objective of making Andhra Pradesh a drug-free State and Tirupati a drug-free city. Students and youth participated in large numbers and raised slogans against use of narcotic substances. The youth must not get addicted to drugs, which pose a serious risk not only to the individual’s life but also to the family and society.”
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