Nilgiris holds online gaming harm awareness camp for students
The district administration said about 200 people, including more than 120 students, joined the October 13 awareness programme in Udhagamandalam.
AI-generated contextual illustration representing an awareness workshop in the Nilgiris. It does not depict the actual event. Created by MyNilgiris with OpenAI.
Summary: An awareness camp on the adverse effects of online gaming addiction among students was held at the Nilgiris District Collector’s Additional Office on October 13.
What happened at the camp
- The Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority and the Nilgiris District Administration jointly organised the programme.
- Dr M.C. Sarangan, IPS (Retd.), full-time member of the Authority, led the event.
- District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, IAS, was present.
- According to the district administration release, about 200 people participated, including more than 120 school and college students as well as parents, teachers, police officers and NGO representatives.
The camp discussed the effects of online gaming addiction and steps different groups can take to address the problem. The official release said awareness leaflets were also given to students.
Sources and image disclosure: Nilgiris District Administration Press Release No. 517 and the full PDF. Event-specific reporting is limited to the facts in this official record because no independent report was located. The featured image is an AI-generated contextual illustration created by MyNilgiris with OpenAI; it does not depict the actual event.
