Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. SRINAGAR: It wasn’t just about running or walking. It was about reclaiming lives. A powerful wave of unity and determination swept through the heart of Srinagar as the Directorate of Youth Services and Sports J&K, under the direct and compassionate supervision of the department’s Director General Anuradha Gupta, organized a heartfelt Mega Unity March and a spirited Mini Marathon. The event was held in close collaboration with the District Administration Srinagar, as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan.
The morning came alive at the historic Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk, where the flag-off ceremony was led by DYSSO Srinagar, Ghulam Hassan Lone, alongside the Chief Education Officer Srinagar Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat. But the real heroes of the day were the young participants over 1,159 determined girls and 718 motivated boyswho poured into the streets with a single, loud message: we choose life over addiction.
Parents, teachers, and officials from the Youth Services and Sports Department walked shoulder to shoulder with the students, turning the rally into a true people’s movement. The march concluded at Sher-i-Kashmir Park, where the air was filled not just with exhaustion, but with pride. Winners of the mini marathon were honored with medals, but every participant left with something greater a renewed sense of purpose.
This initiative is a vital part of the “100 Days Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan” launched by the J&K Administration. Before the actual start of the marathon, every attendee took a solemn anti-drug pledge a promise to themselves, their families, and their society. Speaking to the gathering, DYSSo Srinagar didn’t just deliver a speech; he shared a heartfelt appeal. He spoke of the urgent need to pull the younger generation away from the grip of substance abuse, and urged every student to become a torchbearer of change in their neighborhoods and schools. The event wasn’t a one-day affair. It was a beginning. A loud, clear, and hopeful beginning of a drugfree Jammu & Kashmir built by its youth and led by its mentors.
