Rewari/Rohtak, Sept. 7 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the state's youth would be the driving force behind a drug-free Haryana and urged them to act as informants against peddlers in their neighbourhoods.

"The resolve and enthusiasm of our youngsters will give a new direction to this campaign," Saini said while addressing a half marathon in Rewari organised under the theme "Nasha Mukt Haryana-Khel Yukt Haryana" (Drug-free Haryana, sports-led Haryana).

Saini said the government had adopted a comprehensive strategy covering enforcement, public awareness, treatment and rehabilitation to tackle the drug menace. Flagged off at 6 am, the event themed "Nashe se Jung, Rewari ke Sang" (fight against drugs, Rewari stand...