Smoking banned at polling booths in state

Bhopal: The state government has sent letter through Public Health and Family Welfare Department to all district collectors saying that all polling booths should be declared “no-smoking zone”. Notice boards saying “Smoking Prohibited” should be installed at all polling booths.

It is noteworthy that the Central Government has banned smoking at public places like government offices, centres of entertainment, libraries, hospitals, stadiums, hotels, shopping malls, coffee houses, private offices, bus stops, court premises, railway stations, cinema halls, restaurants, auditoriums, airports, waiting rooms, bus stops, public transport, educational institutions, tea stalls, confectionary shops, dhabas etc. Smoking at these places may entail fine of Rs. 200. This order can be enforced by government servants upto inspector ranks and all senior officers.