To mark the ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on Wednesday, the district magistrate Haridwar Deepak Rawat flagged off a rally from Haridwar railway station. The rally was organized by the district hospital authorities. DM said that to make society tobacco free, contribution of each person is a must. He also exhorted the youngsters to shun tobacco and help make the country tobacco free.
Addressing the people, the CMS from women hospital Dr Arti Dhaundhiyal said, “There are diverse side- effects of tobacco consumption which affect different organs of the body. There are as many as 4000 toxic elements in tobacco which affect the functioning of one or the other organs.” She said that it was alarming that the number of tobacco consumers is increasing each passing year.