With the aim of making schools tobacco-free, health authorities conducted raids on shops located near schools in the city on Monday.
The health officials, on instructions from the District Collector, raided 716 shops near various schools in the city. About 2,600 packets of cigarettes and 2,000 pan masala packets were seized and destroyed as per rules under the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003. A fine of Rs. 8,300 was collected from the outlets found violating the laws.
The District Medical Officer requested all school authorities to create awareness among students about anti-tobacco laws. DMO Haseena Mohammed, RCH officer Santhakumari, and District Health Officer (Rural) P.N. Sreenivasan led the team of health inspectors and junior health inspectors during the raids.
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