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Short film to help Punjab combat drug menace

PNS

Punjab Edu-set Society has joined the war against drugs by producing short film Karmi, showing the peril of drugs to aware the youth against drugs.

Punjab Government will telecast a short film — Karmi — produced by Punjab Edu-set Society, highlighting the perils of drug menace in the State on DD Punjabi for the first time on Tuesday at 7:15 pm, followed by 2 pm on July 2.

The film would be broadcast again on August 5 at 7.15 pm and at 2 pm on following days for two months. Punjab Edu-set society, set up by the Punjab Government for providing quality education to the Government educational institutions, has produced the short film.

Meanwhile, Principal Secretary Anjali Bhawra has asked all schools heads, and District Education Officials to push the students and their parents to watch the movie. Besides, ‘Karmi’ would be shown to students in schools on special screens, the release said.

“Keeping in view the role of electronic media in modern day society, the Department has decided to make it a regular feature by engaging professional and notorious actors to act in these films to use their star power for this noble cause in future,” said the spokesperson.