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Tribune News ServicePatiala, October 16In a unique initiative, “Foot Soldiers of Punjab”, by the State Health Department, the District Health Department has asked youngsters toplay an active role in reporting any health-related deaths, including due to drug overdose, in their vicinity. In a mass appeal today, the Health Department asked the youngsters to become ‘foot soldiers’ of the department by registering through a web portal or by mobile-android application “Foot Soldier of Punjab”. Giving more information regarding this programme, Civil Surgeon Dr Harish Malhotra said any youngster between the age of 16 and 30 years could register himself as a foot soldier. He said the foot soldiers would act as an additional source of information apart from the existing infrastructure of the department. Foot soldiers will be awarded points for each authentic and credible reporting..