ITANAGAR, Nov 13: Large quantities of unclaimed prohibited tobacco products were burnt in the state civil secretariat premises here on Tuesday.
Under Secretary (SA) K Gamo informed that the chief secretary has issued an order to make the civil secretariat a no-smoking and a tobacco-free zone, and cautioned that anybody found defying the order would be penalized.
Gamo requested employees and visitors to cooperate in the mission to keep the civil secretariat a tobacco-free zone.
Section officer Taba Kanu and security officers Inspector Baba Potom and SI Tatu Ronya were present during the torching of the tobacco products.