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BOLENG, 20 Jun<\/strong>: In an effort to curb tobacco use and enforce the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, the Siang district administration has launched a series of awareness-cum-enforcement drives in the district through active block-level anti-drug committees.<\/p>\n In Boleng, a team of officials led by EAC Shanti Mize conducted an unannounced raid on targeted shops found violating Section 6 of the COTPA, which prohibits the sale of tobacco products within 100 yards of educational institutions.<\/p>\n Several shopkeepers who were found violating the provisions of the Act were penalized, and the tobacco items seized during the raids were destroyed on the spot.<\/p>\n In Rumgong, ADC Kesang P Goiba spearheaded an awareness and enforcement campaign that included a coordination meeting with the District School Safety Squad, education officials, and teaching staff.<\/p>\n Awareness sessions were conducted for students and local vendors, highlighting the health risk involved in tobacco consumption and the importance of compliance.<\/p>\n In Kaying, a similar drive was carried out by the block anti-drug team comprising EAC Pooza Sonam, police officials, ArSRLM representatives, BRCC, CRCC, and members of the ABK and ABAK.<\/p>\n The team sensitized the public to Section 6 of COTPA, and urged the people to ensure community-level vigilance to protect school zones.<\/p>\n Pangin town also witnessed a coordinated raid and awareness drive led by Town Magistrate Niyang Pertin, with support from Medical Superintendent Dr Tonu Taki and the officer-in-charge of the Pangin police station.<\/p>\n Violating shops were penalized, and tobacco products were confiscated and destroyed. Awareness sessions were also held for students and vendors.<\/p>\n Deputy Commissioner PN Thungon reaffirmed the district’s commitment to strict COTPA enforcement.<\/p>\n “These drives are not just about penalties – they are about creating lasting awareness and behavioural change. Community participation and inter-departmental coordination are key (to achieve the goal of tobacco-free Siang),” he said, and urged the citizens and vendors to support the vision of a tobacco-free district. (DIPRO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BOLENG, 20 Jun: In an effort to curb tobacco use and enforce the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, the Siang district administration has launched a series of awareness-cum-enforcement drives in the district through active block-level anti-drug committees. In Boleng, a team of officials led by EAC Shanti Mize conducted an unannounced raid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265978,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-265964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}