Police launch a ‘champions league’ to support anti-drug campaign in Kozhikode

The Kozhikode City police have launched Commissioner’s Champions League - 2025, a yearlong anti-drug campaign using arts, sports and cultural activities as a medium to reach out to youngsters and transform them as ambassadors of the State against substance abuse.

The project, conceived under the previously launched ‘No Never’ anti-drug initiative, will have the support of over 200 schools, 300 residents’ associations, and 40 colleges in Kozhikode city. Leader boards will be prepared soon for these three segments to record the details of their monthly anti-drug activities and pick the winners every month for the Commissioner’s Ever-Rolling Trophy for Anti-Drug programmes. The winner of the trophy will be announced at the end of the campaign based on the total leader board score.

Events on the list

According to the project coordinators, the participants of the competitive campaign can host anti-drug awareness rallies, mass runs, marathons, cycle and motorcycle rallies and awareness classes to earn points and mark them on the leader boards. There is a list of other possible activities like interactive sessions with people who have undergone de-addiction treatment, experience-sharing sessions with de-addiction treatment support providers, expert sessions with enforcement officers, doctors, and counsellors to earn points, they add.

Arts events like stage shows, skits, flash mobs, musical performances and Zumba dance programmes can also be organised to secure good scores. Those who are passionate about sports events can host tournaments in football, volleyball, cricket, kabaddi, tug of war and chess. Off-stage events like poster making, essay writing and digital poster creation can also be conducted highlighting the anti-drug theme.

How to claim points

The organisers of each awareness event under the campaign can claim 10 points. An additional five points will be granted if the total number of participants in such programmes reaches 50. In the category of competitions, 20 points will be granted to the organisers. If the number of participants in such competitions touches 50, an additional 10 points will be granted.

“A nodal committee has been constituted under senior police officers to coordinate the district-level project implementation. The beat police officers will work as local coordinators in each police station. The Station House Officers will be responsible for submitting a daily report about the programmes held in their areas to the district-level committee for leaderboard entry,” said a senior police officer associated with the campaign. He said special jury awards would also be considered for outstanding awareness campaigns.