Sirsa, Aug. 24 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday flagged off the Dabwali Youth Marathon in Sirsa under the 'Haryana Uday' programme to raise awareness about drug abuse.

While addressing the gathering at the event, Saini emphasised the event as a beginning of a 'new Haryana' and a symbol of our commitment to bring the youth out of the darkness of drugs.

He informed that under the Haryana Uday campaign, the state government has organised 2483 programs across the state. CM Saini said that a total of 16,50,000 people have participated in these programs as of now and it has become the largest outreach campaign in Haryana at present.

"Today's morning is not an ordinary day but the beginning of a new Haryana. It is a symbo...