Aizawl, March 30 To raise awareness against substance abuse among children and youth, the Lunglei district administration of Mizoram will organize an Easter egg painting competition on April 5, officials said.
Themed 'Ruihhlo Do' (Anti-drug campaign), the painting competition will be organized for churches of different denominations within the Lunglei Municipal Council (LMC), they said.
The initiative is organized by the Lunglei District Level Committee on NCORD, in collaboration with the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
All major Christian denominations within the LMC area are expected to participate in the event, officials said.
As part of the competition, participants will paint Easter eggs reflecting the anti-drug theme and design placards carrying meaningful slogans promoting a drug-free society, they said.
Each church will conduct the activity according to its own schedule on Easter Sunday and submit photographs of the entries along with the names of participants for evaluation.
The competition will be evaluated on April 6 based on the submitted photographs, while prizes will be distributed on April 8.
Meanwhile, the Lunglei Deputy Commissioner's office has appealed to all eligible participants, especially children and youth, to actively take part in the competition.
The initiative aims not only to celebrate the spirit of Easter through creativity but also to reinforce the message of a healthy, drug-free lifestyle, officials said.
