Gurugram: As per the GATS Report released by the
MoHFW (2010), nearly 43 lac adults (15+) consume tobacco in some or the other
form in Haryana. One-third of them will suffer from serious illnesses such as
cancer, heart diseases, lung cancers etc and will die prematurely. Haryana
witnesses 14,800 deaths every year due to tobacco related diseases. The hazards
of tobacco are wide ranging. There’s no body part which is not affected by it.
In Gurugram, a campaign run by Sambandh Health
Foundation in collaboration with the Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV) and supported
by Fortis is proving to be successful. Under the leadership of the Gurugram Police
Commissioner Sh. Sandeep Khirwar, more than 2300 challans have been made in Gurugram
for violations of the Cigarettes & Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) in
the last 8 months (June 2016). All the 23 police stations in Gurugram are
actively taking action for such violations. During a press conference today, he
said, “the Police is fully supportive of this campaign and ready to do anything
which saves our future generations.” Poster on tobacco control laws was also
launched during this event. He further said that we will also do a drive
specially for JJ Act implementation, which focuses children.
Sambandh’s Trustee, Sanjay Seth said that he had talked
to various people who were challaned and found that even those were in favour
of such initiatives. The first case of Section 77 of Juvenile Justice Act just
shook the tobacco traders in Sadar Bazar, Gurugram. The JJ Act has stern
penalties for anyone who gives tobacco to a minor with a fine of upto Rs.1 lac
and 7 years of imprisonment. Haryana became the second state in India to make a
case under JJ Act for tobacco. Because
of Gurugram Police action during the last 8 months, there has been a lot of
awareness in the city for not smoking in public places.
ACP Dhaarna Yadav has led the action against “those
who play with lives of children by selling tobacco to them.” Challaning in
public places in Gurugram - Sector 29 of DLF did 227 challans, Sushant Lok 140
challans, DLF Phase-I 68 challans, DLF Phase-II 112 challans, Sector-56 190
challans, Sector 40 did 96 challans, Sadar Bazar 142 challans, Sector-5 - 69
challans, Palam Vihar 110 challans, Rajendra Park 36 challans, Udhyog Vihar 94
challans, Sector 17/18 did 128 challans, Sector 10A did 168 challans, city
Police Station 26 challans, Civil Lines 66 challans, Bilaspur 26 challans,
Manesar 75 challans, Badshahpur 50 challans, Bhondsi 15 challans, Sohna 31
challans, Farukhnagar 12 challans, Pataudi 22 challans, Khirki Daula 69
challans, Metro 122 challans, Railway Station Gurugram 208 challans.
Welcoming the move to extend this campaign to
Haryana from Gurugam, Fortis Foundation’s, Mudita Lall said, “our aim is to
save lives of children who are impacted by tobacco. 116 children initiating
tobacco per day is an alarming number. It is high time, to not only strategize
but also to implement preventive measures.”
Eminent Cancer Surgeon, Director Oncology and VoTV
patron from Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) Dr Vedant Kabra said, “We
do the treatment after the disease has occurred but COTPA implementation will
prevent our children from initiating tobacco as action by police makes a lot of
difference as is seen in Gurugram.”
Tobacco
use increases the risk for many types of cancer, such as lung cancer. Studies
show a direct link between cigarette smoking and coronary heart disease.
Smoking, including during the teenage years, increases the risk of dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk for
pregnancy complications. There’s no body part which is not affected by tobacco
use.
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