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Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2009-11-11
Intro: If all goes well, Bhubaneswar will become "smoke-free" within the next six months. The state government on Tuesday announced to crack down on smokers in public places in the city. To ensure that the general public is not forced to become passive smokers, anyone found violating the rule will be fined up to Rs 200.
"Imposing fine on smokers in public places would definitely be a big step towards making the city smoke-free," Health minister Prasanna Acharya said. "It was due to several arrangements needed to implement the rule that led to the delay in imposing it," he added.
He further said that the rule should not be confined only to offices, hotels, market places and malls, but awareness must also be created among a larger section of the people who live in the city's slums.
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