A one-day workshop on effective control on tobacco menace under the aegis of District Tobacco Control Cell was organised at Divisional Training Centre of medical health department here on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun Dr BS Jangpangi said the help of social organisations, schools, colleges and Government departments would be taken to make the district tobacco free. He informed at an IEC van was continuously traversing the district since May 26 this year to spread the awareness against the usage of tobacco.
The Deputy Collector lN Mishra said that the administration would penalise those found violating the provisions of Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Act 2003. Joint Magistrate Ranjana Verma highlighted the importance of training programmes of all district level officers in creating awareness about controlling the menace of tobacco. The department is planning to make the Dehradun district tobacco free by next World Tobacco day.
In the workshop the participants were informed about the mental, physical and social problems of the tobacco consumption. The speakers elaborated upon the practices to be adopted to get one self free from the habit of tobacco. The CO City Manoj Kumar, the District Education Officer (Primary) Parmendra Saklani and State nodal officer Dr Suman Arya also spoke on the occasion.