Himachal Pradesh Assembly to introduce Zero Hour for the first time in
Winter session of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly to commence on Wednesday at Dharamshala in the Kangra district will feature Zero Hour for the first time.
Though Himachal Pradesh was declared ‘Smoke Free in July 2013, yet smoking at public places has remained a cause of concern in the state till date.
Keeping in view smoking at public places in violation of law, Kangra Police on Saturday launched a week-long campaign to strictly implement the anti-tobacco laws and also aware the general public about the ill-effects of passive smoking.
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Superintendent of Police Kangra Sanjeev Gandhi said an Anti-Smoking Intensive Drive has been launched against smoking in public places like cross roads, bus stands, educational institutions, restaurants, hospitals, tourists places etc. “The drive would be carried out intensively for a week in the entire district,” he said.
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Under the campaign, Police officials at the Kangra district would put up signages in conspicuous places to aware and awaken the people regarding the health hazards posed by smokers. “This drive will be focused to curb the ill-effects being caused by passive smoking in public places on the health of children, women, sick people and society at large,” Gandhi said.
Sanjeev Gandhi said besides this, the smokers are spoiling the health of those people who are in the close proximity of smokers and it leads to children copying their habits. In addition to this, the Police officials would launch simultaneous campaign against those vendors who sell tobacco products near educational institutions in the district.
It is worthwhile to mention here that Kangra Police in the month of January-February this year had challaned 1452 smokers for violating law by smoking at public places and a fine of Rs 1.26 lakh was imposed on them.
Whereas, in 2016, the Police officials have challaned 7013 persons and a fine of Rs 5.96 was imposed on defaulters.
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