Overview
- The city will launch the year-long “Mumbai Against Drugs” campaign on May 1, 2026.
- The move follows two suspected overdose deaths at a Goregaon concert and recent arrests and large drug seizures reported by Mumbai Police.
- The decision emerged from a high-level meeting led by Guardian Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha with BJP MLA Ameet Satam and senior officials.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will guide the effort, which will start in the suburbs before expanding across Mumbai.
- A 12-member committee and a broad coalition of schools, colleges, NGOs, religious bodies, resident groups, corporates, PTAs, and celebrities will run youth-focused awareness and outreach.