‘Say no to drugs’: On International Drug Day, Thane police launch awareness drive across Kalyan colleges

Pradeep Gupta / TNN / Updated: Jun 27, 2025, 14:35 IST

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Thane Police Zone 3 organized a public awareness campaign at B.K. Birla College in Kalyan on International Drug Day. The initiative, spearheaded by Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare, included a rally from Khadakpada Police Station to the college, street plays, and seminars. Authorities distributed 10,000 leaflets and utilized social media with videos and templates to highlight the dangers of drug use.

‘Say no to drugs’: On International Drug Day, Thane police launch awareness drive across Kalyan colleges

KALYAN: On Thursday on occassion of International Drug Day globally public awareness was organised by Zone 3 of Thane police at B.K Birla college in Kalyan. On the occasion of International Drug Day, various programs have been organized by the Thane Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbare, in order to create awareness among the citizens and students about drugs and their side effects through all the police stations and the Anti-Drug Squad in the jurisdiction of Thane Police Commissionerate.Accordingly, a seminar was organized by the Zone 3 where Additional commissioner of police Sanjay Jadhav, DCP Zone 3 Atul Zende, ACP Kalyanji Ghete and Director of B.K Birla college Dr Naresh Chandra and Principal Avinash Patil were present to create public awareness about drugs and the side effects of their consumption among the children studying in colleges.

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During this time, a grand rally was also organized by the police and students which started from Khadakpada Police Station and ended at Birla College. Apart from this, awareness was spread among the students about the side effects of drugs through street play in the college.Thane police said also, seminars will be organized in the next 2 to 3 days to create public awareness among the students of various other schools and colleges in the city of Kalyan, Dombivli and Ulhasnagar. To create awareness among the citizens, 10,000 leaflets containing information about drugs and their side effects were distributed at railway stations, bus stands, rickshaw stands, squares, schools and college premises.

Also, in line with the current era of social media to create awareness among the youth, a video and templates depicting the side effects of drug use were created and uploaded on Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram.Also, the said video was disseminated at railway station premises and public places through digital advertising. Banners and posters creating anti-drug awareness were put up at different places in the city.

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