<span style="color: #222222;">The Telangana government announced that it has established at least one de-addiction centre in all 33 districts of the state to treat people addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Addicts are given free treatment, yoga therapy and counselling.<br />''<br />''The setting up of new drug de-addiction centres in the state came a month after criticism from the High Court on the government's delay in filing a response over the opening of such centres.<br />''<br />''Akashvani correspondent reports that after the state reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the residual state developed 18 de-addiction centres in 13 districts, while Telangana created none.<br />''<br />''A social activist filed a Public Interest Litigation in the High Court in 2016, asking the state to open de-addiction centres in all districts. He had claimed that the state administration did not respond to the petition despite numerous adjournments.</span><br />