Students ban tobacco around campus
Tobacco products such as zarda, khaini and talab may soon disappear from paan shops and kiosks located near
educational institutions in Manipur. The Democratic students Alliance of Manipur have announced a ban on the sale of
tobacco products inside and outside educational institutes.
The presidents of the students organization, said the sale of tobacco products inside educational institutions and
outside, within a range of 100 meters, would be banned completely. The decision was taken in view of the increasing
trend of schoolchildren turning into habitual consumers of these harmful products.
The organization has constituted a special task force to enforce the ban. The drive against tobacco products will include
poster campaign, distribution of leaflets and organizing awareness campaigns among the student community in
educational institutions. Most educational institutions are located close to paan shops. In some cases, these items are
reportedly available even inside the campus. The students’ organization said 30% of youngsters in the age group of 15-
25 are consumers of alcohol, drugs, zarda, khaini, talab and similar products. They have appealed to the authorities of
educational institutions to prevent students from leaving the campus during school hours. They said students who
owned two wheelers, left schools and colleges during class hours regularly to procure drugs and alcohol.
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