Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Assam Governor Leads Statewide Anti-Drug March in Tinsukia
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya led a march against drug abuse in Tinsukia.
The march was part of a campaign called the Nasha Mukt Bharat Sankalp Padayatra.
Hundreds of students, citizens and local people joined him.
They walked from Tinsukia College to Mahatma Gandhi Park.
The governor said stopping drugs needs more than police action.
He said families, schools, communities and local officials must work together.
He also praised the state government’s strict policy against narcotics.
The campaign has already visited several other districts in Assam.
Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya led an anti-drug march in Tinsukia district on Tuesday.
The Nasha Mukt Bharat Sankalp Padayatra ran from Tinsukia College to Mahatma Gandhi Park.
Hundreds of citizens, students and local residents joined the governor in the march.
Acharya said families, schools, civil society and local administrations must help build a drug-free society.
The campaign has also passed through Cachar, Sribhumi and Dibrugarh as part of broader regional outreach.
- Who
- Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, along with hundreds of citizens, students and local residents.
- What
- A Nasha Mukt Bharat Sankalp Padayatra, or anti-drug march, was held.
- When
- Tuesday, September 22; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- From Tinsukia College to Mahatma Gandhi Park in Tinsukia district, Assam.
- Why
- To promote a drug-free society through public participation and awareness about narcotics abuse.
- Campaign
- Nasha Mukt Bharat Sankalp Padayatra
- Leader
- Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya
- District
- Tinsukia
- March route
- Tinsukia College to Mahatma Gandhi Park
- Participants
- Hundreds of citizens, students and local residents
- Earlier stops
- Cachar, Sribhumi and Dibrugarh
- Stated approach
- Combining enforcement with action by families, schools, civil society and local administrations