GURGAON: Five days after ban on gutka and khaini came into force in the state, the impact is clearly visible. Prohibition on sale, storage and distribution of tobacco seems to be in full force, with pan shops and tobacco dealers completely stopping sale of gutka. They have either stopped getting gutka supplies or have stopped purchasing it themselves.
Pan shop owners are suffering losses and have started selling betel nuts and various packaged mouth freshners.
Gutka users, on the other hand, complain it has become difficult to get their daily dose. "I'm not an addict. Gutka only freshens me up. I now have to drive to Kapasheha border to get a pouch," said Varun Singh.
Even small tea vendors and pan shops were raided by officials and thousands of gutka pouches were seized. Name and contact number of the those selling gutka were registered by the officials, however, no one was fined.
While small pan shop owners suffered a loss of Rs. 500 a day, big ones such as Prince Pan and Harish Pan had to lose Rs.700-1000 per day. However, small shops were the ones badly hit by the ban. "I have suffered massive losses since the ban," said Manoj Verma, a pan stall owner on Railway Road.
The ban is yet have its effect in outskirts of the city such as Farukhnagar, Dundaherha, Sohna among other places.
Pan shop owners are suffering losses and have started selling betel nuts and various packaged mouth freshners.
Gutka users, on the other hand, complain it has become difficult to get their daily dose. "I'm not an addict. Gutka only freshens me up. I now have to drive to Kapasheha border to get a pouch," said Varun Singh.
Even small tea vendors and pan shops were raided by officials and thousands of gutka pouches were seized. Name and contact number of the those selling gutka were registered by the officials, however, no one was fined.
While small pan shop owners suffered a loss of Rs. 500 a day, big ones such as Prince Pan and Harish Pan had to lose Rs.700-1000 per day. However, small shops were the ones badly hit by the ban. "I have suffered massive losses since the ban," said Manoj Verma, a pan stall owner on Railway Road.
The ban is yet have its effect in outskirts of the city such as Farukhnagar, Dundaherha, Sohna among other places.
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