Punjab government will observe November 1 as ‘No Tobacco Day’ in an effort to discourage tobacco use in the state.
“Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has issued directions to all the deputy commissioners in this regard,” Punjab health minister Surjit Kumar Jyani said .He said the state government is committed towards better health of the people of the state.
Principal health secretary Vini Mahajan said the aim of this campaign is to reduce prevalence of tobacco or nicotine use in Punjab in order to reduce prevalence of non-communicable diseases.
She also said that the sale of loose cigarettes, tobacco and e-cigarettes are banned in Punjab.
About Punjab
‘Punj’ means five and ‘aab’ means water. Five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum. Only two rivers Sutlej and Beas flow through Punjab state in India. Ravi flows partially in Punjab (India), mainly along the international boundary of India and Pakistan. All these five rivers are tributaries of Indus River. All these five rivers finally merge into Indus River directly or indirectly and the Indus then terminates into Arabian Sea near Karachi city in Pakistan. These rivers, including the Indus River are considered part of Indus Valley River System.
