02 Nov 2022
The Center For Youth Development CYD and its initiative Downtown Coordination Committee held a grand programme on " Rising drug abuse and role of civil society" at 7 Seas Restaurant, Hotel Sangarmal Srinagar.
Eminent people from different walks of life threw light on the topic and presenting their vision and advocacy on this burning issue .
From religious figures like Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam to legal illumaries like Retired Justice Bilal Nazki, administrative brilliant mind Abdul Salam Mir , Eminent Doctor Abdul Wahid , and socio- buisness figure Sheikh Ashiq dawned the programme.
Dynamic police officer Owais Wani also dawned including eminent women journalist of Kashmir Farzana Mumtaz.
Dr .Fazal, Dr. MANZOOR NAZAR,Shabir Ahmad eminent anti drug de addiction activist were also present .
The advocacy including increasing data input on overall picture of drug addiction in Kashmir, medical certificates mandatory for both genders especially at time of marriage so that they don't pass any dangerous communicable disease arising out of drug abuse, raising overall awareness and solutions in religious preaching on drug abuse, social boycott of drug peddlers and suppliers were important advocacy and suggestions explained.
It was resolved that drug menace would be uprooted and Chairman Center for Youth Development Imtiyaz Chasti vowed to make it pan Kashmir movement to crush drug abuse from roots, with effective and efficient partnership from all relevant stakeholders.
Journalist Rameez Makhdoomi Anchored the programme .
It was also vowed to use religious preachers especially the mosques as an institution to fight the drug menace in Kashmir.