SPORTS SHOULD BE PROMOTED TO MITIGATE DRUG ABUSE: GOVERNOR

SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, March 23 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla presided over the symposium on 'Drug Menace and Sports Culture as a Mitigation Strategy organized byShyamla Education and Social Welfare Trust, Shimla in Gaiety Theatre today.

Expressing deep concern about the safety of future generation, the Governor said that Drug addiction is destroying the talent of the youth and isolating them from the mainstream of society. Drug addiction destroys the abilities of a person, breaks families, and weakens the society. Every day children are losing their lives due to drug abuse.

Drugs not only affect the person but also have a negativ...