Dehradun, Aug. 3 -- As part of the nationwide "Drug-Free Youth-Developed India" campaign being implemented by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MY Bharat) and the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the Government of India, a drug-free pledge, a live broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, and a seminar on drug de-addiction were organised today at the Academic Activity Centre on the Chauras campus of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.

The programme was presided over by Vice Chancellor Professor Prakash Singh. The event began with the drug-free pledge, in which university teachers, officers, employees, NCC cadets, NSS volunteers, and a large number of students participated, pledging to...