Himachal CM flags off statewide anti-drug walkathon, launches mass awareness campaign against 'chitta'

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), November 16, 2025 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday launched a major state-wide anti-drug campaign against synthetic narcotics, especially chitta (heroin), by flagging off a 3-km walkathon at Shimla's Ridge.

The initiative marks the beginning of what the government is calling a "people's movement" to eradicate drugs from the state. Sukhu said the government and police would work jointly to mobilise communities across Himachal Pradesh.

"We have today launched a people's movement... We must remove chitta and build a new drug-free Himachal... In the coming months, strict action will be taken against drug peddlers," he said

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