The UT Administration on Sunday flagged off an awareness van for signature campaign in the city carrying multiple messages and displaying the side-effects of smoking as well consumption of tobacco products. UT Home Secretary Anurag Agarwal flagged off the van from Government Multi Speciality Hospital, Sector-16 accompanied by senior functionaries of UT Heath Department. The van will pass through various sectors, markets, educational Institutions and Sukna lake to spread awareness among the citizens.
An android application was also launched for the public which can be downloaded free of cost from any playstore app Tobacco Monitor for registering complaints. A telephone number 837318503 is also launched on World No Tobacco Day for uploading WhatsApp images to register the complaints for Chandigarh with regard to use of tobacco at public places i.e., within 100 yards of educational institutions, any advertisement on tobacco, sale of loose cigarettes/tobacco products and sale of tobacco to and by children below to the age of 18 years.