The Drug Rehabilitation Education and Mentoring (DREAM) programme team in Kottayam organised a public rally on 3 December 2022 to spread awareness about drugs, in association with Vimukthi (an anti-narcotics campaign launched by the Government of Kerala) and Sahodaya (Association of CBSE Schools, Kottayam).
The public rally from Lourdes Public School to Thirunakkara Maidanam in Kottayam, involved 25 schools and around 1500 students along with their school teachers. The rally was flagged off by Shri. U Sreejith (Circle Inspector of Police, Kottayam East). In the awareness rally, the participated schools exhibited placards, and showcased their musical bands and tableaus on the theme Choose Life, Not Drugs. The schools were judged and the best performances were awarded prizes. The event was presided over by Shri. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (Honourable MLA, Kottayam), while Shri. Sojan Sebastian (Asst. Excise Commissioner, Kottayam) led the pledge ceremony and awarded prizes for the best schools in the rally.
