One-day NSS camp was organized by both NSS units of Government Post Graduate College, Sector-1, at Upperli Chowki, the adopted village in Sector-32. Upon reaching the village, the NSS volunteers were warmly welcomed by the local residents. A street play named ‘Nashe Se Hota Nash’ was presented in the middle of the village by NSS volunteers to raise awareness about the ill effects of drug addiction.
In the street play, a drunken husband portrayed the unrest and chaos in his family, along with a vivid depiction of the various habits of drug addiction that are spreading day by day in society. At the end of the play, the villagers gathered with a chorus singing. All the spectators took a collective oath to stay away from drug abuse. In the street drama, Shivani Kumari, Anmol Sharma, Murari Kumar, Himanshi, Kirpa Ram, Narendra, Aditya Pratap Singh compelled the villagers to applaud with their powerful acting.
At the beginning of the street play, the former Sarpanch of Upparli Chowki village, Balwinder Singh, and village social worker Elder Gurmel Singh appreciated the efforts of NSS volunteers. They also promised to provide all possible support in making the village drug-free. Balwinder Singh described the street drama presented by the volunteers as the need of the hour and said that the volunteers’ efforts to make the village drug-free would definitely be successful. Drug addiction hollows out the youth from body, mind, and money. Due to intoxication, the knowledge of good and bad is lost. Cigarette smoke and spilled liquor bottles have burnt the happiness of millions of homes to ashes. Village social worker Gurmel Singh also talked about the reasons for drug abuse prevalent in society and advised the volunteers to stay away from drug addiction.
Message of cleanliness given through the village’s cleanliness: NSS Program Officer Dr. Anil Kumar Pandey said that after the presentation of the street drama in the one-day camp, the volunteers organized a massive cleanliness drive in the village. They made the villagers aware of the importance of cleanliness and also encouraged them to pledge not to litter.
After cleaning the village, the volunteers sent photographs of the heaps of garbage collected to the ward councilor and talked to him on the phone, urging him to place dustbins in the village along with proper garbage disposal. Program officer Chitra Singh, along with the villagers, had special support in organizing the camp.
