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| DM Srinagar chairs maiden COTPA meeting | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 8: District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Wednesday chaired the maiden meeting of the district level coordination committee constituted for implementation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act or COTPA 2003 in Srinagar. The meeting highlighted the prevalence of tobacco use in the district and the need for a strict enforcement mechanism for implementation of provisions of COTPA which prohibits advertisement and provides for the regulation of trade and commerce in production and distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Epidemiologist Dr Rehana Kousar who was also present in the meeting gave a presentation on the use of tobacco and burden thereof in India in general and the state of Jammu & Kashmir in particular. In Srinagar she said the data suggests that the annual amount spent on tobacco consumption - including e-cigarettes purchased online - is a staggering Rs 131 crore which is the highest in the State adding that the figure serves as a good indicator of the massive use of tobacco in the district. District Magistrate Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary while speaking on the occasion stressed the need for a sustained awareness campaign highlighting the risks of tobacco use and involving public in efforts to control tobacco use.
Dr Shahid also said that social media can be particularly important avenue as far as awareness generation about tobacco use and its control are concerned and called for making short creative videos aimed at discouraging tobacco use and encouraging efforts towards tobacco control. |
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