No cases on Day 1 of ban
The much-publicised ban on public smoking literally went up in smoke on day one, thanks to the indifferent attitude of the government machinery.
There was no coordination among health officials, the police and the civic body on how to enforce the ban. Not a single case relating to smoking in public was reported on Thursday, mostly because officials were in a holiday mood.
This does not meant that smokers did not light up in parks, hotels, bus stands and railway stations. They did, and blatantly so, but there was nobody to haul them up.
The medical and health department, which is the coordinating agency, is yet to print and circulate the challan books among officials so that they can collect Rs 200 as penalty from each violator.
Health officials said they would prefer to create awareness among the public for a month before penalising violators.
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There was no coordination among health officials, the police and the civic body on how to enforce the ban. Not a single case relating to smoking in public was reported on Thursday, mostly because officials were in a holiday mood.
This does not meant that smokers did not light up in parks, hotels, bus stands and railway stations. They did, and blatantly so, but there was nobody to haul them up.
The medical and health department, which is the coordinating agency, is yet to print and circulate the challan books among officials so that they can collect Rs 200 as penalty from each violator.
Health officials said they would prefer to create awareness among the public for a month before penalising violators.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit:
http://www.dc-epaper.com/DC/DCH/2008/10/03/index.shtml
Labels: agency, attitude, awareness, ban, challan books, penalty, public smoking, smoke, smokers, violator
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