Barrackpore, Mar 15: Proper implementation of Cigarettes & Other Tobacco Products Act
(COTPA) will help reduce tobacco consumption and Barrackpore Police will
implement tobacco control laws effectively.
The COTPA prohibits smoking in public places,
direct/indirect advertising and promotion, sale to/by minors, sale within 100
yards of schools and sale of tobacco-products without statutory warnings.
A training and sensitization programme on COTPA was today organised by the Commissioner of Police (CP) Barrackpore in the Police Commissionerate.
Speaking at the training, Dr Rajesh Kumar Singh, CP Barrackpore said, ' Proper implementation of COTPA will help reduce tobacco consumption and especially protect children from starting. We intend to take strict action against COTPA violations and this programme was held to sensitize our team on the need to enforce COTPA. '
Every day more than 400 children in West Bengal initiate tobacco use in some or the other form.
A survey by the National Institute of Public Health revealed that 24 per cent of
school going children and about 5 million children under the age of 15 in India are addicted to tobacco products like gutka, pan masala (containing tobacco or nicotine), khaini, mawa, zarda etc, smokeless tobacco products that are key drivers behind the country's soaring oral cancer rates.
The popularity of chewable tobacco, particularly among the youth, is a growing concern in India as it is causing a rise in pre-cancerous lesions in the mouth. 11 and 12-year-old children are getting pre-cancerous growths after just two years of chewing tobacco.
Dr Apurva Garg, Associate Consultant, Head & Neck Surgery, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital & Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV) patron said, ' Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death. My patients, who undergo major oral cancer surgeries, undergo huge trauma and loss in their quality of lives and almost 50 per cent do not survive more than a year. They all regret consuming tobacco. 50% of all cancers and 90 per cent of oral cancers are caused due to tobacco. He appealed to the Police to take strict action in COTPA. ”
India has a very good law and if enforced effectively will yield results. Saptarshi Hazra, Project Manager, Sambandh Health Foundation (SHF) said, ' 2.5 crore (36.3 per cent) of the adult population aged (15+ years) in West Bengal consume tobacco, of which 1.4 crore smoke cigarettes, bidis etc. Close to 1.5 lakh die prematurely every year due to tobacco related illnesses. This is an alarming figure andwe appreciate the CP Barrackpore for taking this seriously and organizing this training programme.”
In the training program, a special booklet prepared by Sambandh Health Foundation (SHF) was handed over to the participants. It explains the key sections of COTPA.
Around 53 Police officials, including Commissioner, 6 DCP, 12 ACP, 14 Officer In Charge of Police stations, 4 Officer in Charge of Traffic and 15 Sub-Inspectors; Dr Sayan Sen from Narayana Superspeciality Hospital; Parikshit Prasad, Sambandh Health Foundation were present in the training programme today. UNI
A training and sensitization programme on COTPA was today organised by the Commissioner of Police (CP) Barrackpore in the Police Commissionerate.
Speaking at the training, Dr Rajesh Kumar Singh, CP Barrackpore said, ' Proper implementation of COTPA will help reduce tobacco consumption and especially protect children from starting. We intend to take strict action against COTPA violations and this programme was held to sensitize our team on the need to enforce COTPA. '
Every day more than 400 children in West Bengal initiate tobacco use in some or the other form.
A survey by the National Institute of Public Health revealed that 24 per cent of
school going children and about 5 million children under the age of 15 in India are addicted to tobacco products like gutka, pan masala (containing tobacco or nicotine), khaini, mawa, zarda etc, smokeless tobacco products that are key drivers behind the country's soaring oral cancer rates.
The popularity of chewable tobacco, particularly among the youth, is a growing concern in India as it is causing a rise in pre-cancerous lesions in the mouth. 11 and 12-year-old children are getting pre-cancerous growths after just two years of chewing tobacco.
Dr Apurva Garg, Associate Consultant, Head & Neck Surgery, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital & Voice of Tobacco Victims (VoTV) patron said, ' Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death. My patients, who undergo major oral cancer surgeries, undergo huge trauma and loss in their quality of lives and almost 50 per cent do not survive more than a year. They all regret consuming tobacco. 50% of all cancers and 90 per cent of oral cancers are caused due to tobacco. He appealed to the Police to take strict action in COTPA. ”
India has a very good law and if enforced effectively will yield results. Saptarshi Hazra, Project Manager, Sambandh Health Foundation (SHF) said, ' 2.5 crore (36.3 per cent) of the adult population aged (15+ years) in West Bengal consume tobacco, of which 1.4 crore smoke cigarettes, bidis etc. Close to 1.5 lakh die prematurely every year due to tobacco related illnesses. This is an alarming figure andwe appreciate the CP Barrackpore for taking this seriously and organizing this training programme.”
In the training program, a special booklet prepared by Sambandh Health Foundation (SHF) was handed over to the participants. It explains the key sections of COTPA.
Around 53 Police officials, including Commissioner, 6 DCP, 12 ACP, 14 Officer In Charge of Police stations, 4 Officer in Charge of Traffic and 15 Sub-Inspectors; Dr Sayan Sen from Narayana Superspeciality Hospital; Parikshit Prasad, Sambandh Health Foundation were present in the training programme today. UNI
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