World Tobacco Day
World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on the 31st of May every year.World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is introduced 1987 by WHO. Tobacco use leads to damage the health, family, and financially. Today aware the people about Tobacco-related diseases like mouth cancer, lung cancer.
Tobacco kills 7 million people killed every
year and government spending more money on Tobacco-related diseases. Tobacco
chewing and smoking lead to injuring the health and not only injure the user
health it injures surrounding people also.
So
today follow the NO Tobacco day. Today is intended to Tobacco consumers NO
Tobacco.
Every year as per of WNTD events is being organized by Telangana State
Tobacco Control Cell O/O Directorate of Public Health and Family welfare.
Further under Section 4 of COTPA 2003, i.e., “Prohibition of Smoking in the
Public places”. On the eve of WNTD, conduct enforcement for one week and impose
fine for violating the COTP Act. The Enforcement can be taken up at following
places.
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Auditoriums, Hospital Building
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Health Institutions, Educational Institutions,
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Court Building, Public Offices
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Public conveyance including Railways, Bus stops
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Restaurants and Hotels including Pubs
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Shops and shopping complexes



