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NRI Police conducts seminar on Drug Abuse

By Dinesh Kamath

Above: Dr. Jayakar Ellis talking to the children about tobacco & drug abuse

NAVI MUMBAI: The NRI Police station in a bid to curb drug & Tobacco abuse, has initiated to take seminars on the same in different Civic and Private Schools, there are and the first one was at the NMMC School no. 112 at Karawe along with Heart Foundation, NGO working against drug and abuse under their ongoing project PACT (Prevention of Abuse of Children and Teens).

Around 100 students of IX standard benefited from the above on 17^th February 2016.

"It has always been my desire to reach and teach these children the dangers of drug usage and Tobacco products in schools and colleges so we have taken this initiative with Heart Foundation to reach out to the youngsters." said Senior Police Inspector Shekhar Bagde.

"We hope to have such awareness programs for the Teachers, students and their parents as this program would be a year-long one" he added.

"We need to educate children against drug addiction and make them realize how important it is for them to also be a help to their friends who are into such habits" said Dr. Jayakar Ellis, Founder President, Heart Foundation. "Children these days are confronted with various addiction, peer pressure, broken homes and pressure to perform. Home surroundings also play a vital role in these areas. Thus we plan to continue such programs and touch the hearts of these tender ones under our project called PACT" he added.

"I am addicted to tobacco since three years and wanted to leave it. I am so happy that I can now work towards leaving this bad habit" said a student of the same class. Along with him were three more who wanted to leave the habit

"I am very happy that such program is happening in our school which is the need of the hour" said Mrs. Madhuri Narkhede, Principal.

The above program was done under the guidance of Shri Prabhat Ranjan, CP, Shri Umap DCP, zone 1 and support of API Ajit Zanjurne, Mr. Sable and Mr. Rathod.