A.P. Minister launches ‘Drugs pai Dandayatra’ in NTR district

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Minister for Home Vangalapudi Anitha connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) flagged disconnected a rhythm rally titled “Drugs pai Dandayatra” (march against drugs), organised by the NTR Commissionerate constabulary astatine Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation (IGMC) Stadium here.

With the nonsubjective of creating nationalist consciousness astir the sick effects of ganja and different drugs, 5 women constabulary officers, arsenic portion of a peculiar thrust launched by the NTR police, started a rhythm rally to item the consequences of cause peddling and consumption, the constabulary said.

Speaking connected the occasion, Ms. Anitha said that the authorities is taking each measures to halt drugs and ganja depletion and praised the NTR constabulary and Collector for taking measures to make a drug-free society.

The EAGLE and constabulary officials were taking measures to forestall cultivation, smuggling, and depletion of drugs successful Andhra Pradesh, the Home Minister said, appreciating the 5 women police.

Minister for Health Y. Satya Kumar, who besides attended the programme, said that usage of drugs and ganja was spoiling galore lives successful the State. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has constituted the EAGLE to eradicate drugs successful the State.

Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanadh, Vijayawada East MLA Gadde Rammohan Rao, Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta, Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) caput and IGP Ake Ravi Krishna, Collector G. Lakshmisha and different officers participated successful the programme.

The 500-km rally volition beryllium organised for 35 days touching galore villages successful NTR Commissionerate. The police, EAGLE, Revenue, Health and different departments officials volition behaviour consciousness programmes against usage of drugs and its sick effects. The women constabulary volition organise consciousness meetings, conscionable the nationalist representatives and officers, explicate immoderate lawsuit studies and entreaty to the nationalist to enactment distant from drugs and ganja, the constabulary said.

A pistillate Ammaji (name changed) explained however ganja has spoiled the lives of galore younker successful section Vambay Colony, and asked the radical not to addict to vices.

Published - January 27, 2026 06:49 p.m. IST

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