In order to shun tobacco on World No Tobacco Day on Friday all the officers and workers of Ranchi Collectorate took oath for forbidding tobacco. Ranchi Deputy Commissioner cum president, District Tobacco Control Committee, Rai Mahimapat Ray administered the oath.
Speaking on the occasion Ray said that on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day the yellow line is being drawn in 100 yards of schools, under which any tobacco consumption or sale will be prohibited under any circumstances.
Ray also talked about taking action against those who violated the provisions of the COTPA -2003 and the district administration will run a campaigned against it.
In another programme at National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) a workshop was organised to celebrate World No Tobacco Day.
Speaking on the occasion NRHM, Director, Shailesh Kumar Chourasia said that tobacco is injurious to health it cause numerous lethal diseases including Cancer so it is very necessary to disseminate awareness among masses about harm of tobacco.
“First of all below 18 years age group people become addictive of tobacco and they are mostly become victim of it in future. It is necessary to inform students of schools in the State about harm of tobacco. Because when they know about its damage through Audio-Video then they will know about it and they will prohibit their familiar person including relatives for use of tobacco,” said Chourasia.
The Mission Director said that only constituting a law is not enough in prohibition of tobacco but awareness among society is also very necessary to stop it.
State Advisor, Rajiv Kumar given detailed information about work done by the government to prohibit and control tobacco.
Meanwhile, education centers also celebrated World No Tobacco Day as on the premises of Central University Jharkhand (CUJ) it was celebrated. All the teachers and workers of the university took oath that they will not consume any kinds of tobacco from now and they will also motivate their relatives and known people to don’t consume tobacco.