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JAMSHEDPUR: Seraikela-Kharaswan has become the fourth district in Jharkhand to be declared a smoking-free district on Friday. On Saturday, the district administration announced measures to earn the tobacco-free tag at the earliest.
Deputy commissioner Alam Ansari said three-tier anti-tobacco squads (ATS) have been constituted at three different levels for effective implementation of the tobacco control measures.
He also directed the officials concerned to remove all tobacco selling shops from 100 yards of educational institutes and take penal action against the law violators. “Efforts to make the district smoking-free started in 2018 and we achieved the target in 2020,” Ansari said.
Deputy development commissioner (DDC) Praveen Gagrai said to achieve the target in rural areas, awareness campaigns on the ill-effects of tobacco consumption will be organized at panchayat levels.