Mansa is state’s second smoke-free district
Friday, 01/06/2012
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The Punjab Government today formally declared Mansa as the second smoke-free district of the state. A decision to this effect was taken by Health and Family Welfare Principal Secretary Vini Mahajan on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. Earlier, Mohali had been declared as the first smoke-free district by the state government in February.
Mahajan appreciated the consistent efforts made by the State Tobacco Control Cell as well as the Mansa administration in this direction. She said the School of Public Health at the PGI in Chandigarh had been entrusted the task of conducting a compliance survey and opinion poll to verify the compliance of COTPA Act, 2003 (Cigarettes & Other Tobacco Products Act) in Mansa.
Dr Sonu Goel, Assistant Professor of Health Management at the PGI, has, in a report, said that the absence of active smoking and presence of signages was observed in 92 per cent and 75 per cent public places, respectively, in Mansa district.
