Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Dec 31: Police today organized a one day awareness camp on the topic “Negative Impact of Alcohol on Society” at Police Post Housing Colony in which the Sarpanchs, Nambardars and other community representatives participated.
The eminent lady doctor Dr. Tsering Lhadol, Councilor Tsering Angmo, Physician Specialist Dr. Tashi Thinless, Dy.SP, Abdul Khaliq, Police officers and media persons representing different media organizations also participated in the camp.
Welcoming the doctors and the public representatives, the Additional SP, Leh P Sonam said that the main aim of holding this camp was to sensitize the general public about the adverse impact of alcohol on a small society like Ladakh and to highlight social responsibility to stop this most threatening menace. He said that crimes and accidents taking place in the district are directly or indirectly linked with alcholism therefore the society at this crucial juncture collective or individually need to play their role to lead Ladakh towards brighter and healthier future.
Dr Lhadol in her brief speech termed alcohol as the main source for all negativity in the society including the prevailing threats of HIV/ AIDS saying that once a person become drunk, there is every possibility of losing his character and mind. For the sake of Ladakh’s future, Dr. Lhadol stoutly urged upon each and every Ladakhis to put a decisive efforts to keep the society on right tract before it is too late.
The Councilor Tsering Angmo said that the present Ladakhi society has already witnessed so many unpleasant incidents in the wake of growing menace of alcoholism mainly among the younger generations. She said that Police and Doctors can’t stop this nuisance unless the whole society launch a critical movement to completely root out alcoholism from the society.
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