Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday urged the youth to stay away from drugs and use their energy for constructive purpose.
“Youth are asset of the nation and play a vital role in development and progress of the country, thus they should stay away from drug abuse, said the Governor at a function organised in Bilaspur district to honour meritorious students of the district.
Acharya Devvrat said that though our nation had progressed a lot, as per physical achievement, but it was unfortunate that there was degradation of human values.
He said that Himachal Pradesh is known as ‘Dev Bhoomi’ and people should collectively fight various social evils for building a strong, vibrant and peaceful society.
laying stress on organic and zero budget farming, Acharya Devvrat said that it is vital to rear cattle, especially Indian cow.
He said that special campaign was being launched in the state for zero budget farming for benefit of the farmers. He also urged the people for planting trees on special occasion, such as birthdays and anniversaries for environmental conservation.
Governor honoured 13 meritorious students of XII and X standard from the district on the occasion by presenting them memento. Similarly, over 100 meritorious students were honoured for securing first passion at sub division level.