[Goanet] Ban on Smoking in Public Places
Dear Goanet Readers ? What about ban on Spitting, Urinating? and Defecating in Public? ? More than Smoking, these are the biggest public health hazards in India. ? Cheers Anesimo AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today.
[Goanet] Ban on Smoking in Public Places
A ban on Spitting, Urinating or Defecating in Public just cannot happen in this sub-Continent. The reason, it is part of the Custom/Culture. Even the rulers and Law enforcers follow this culture. We Goans are too accustomed to our European Culture and feel nauseated at somebody else’s culture. Very soon our Goans too will learn the culture, if some have already not. anesimo56 at aim.com wrote : Fri Oct 3 10:54:40 PDT 2008 Dear Goanet Readers?What about ban on Spitting, Urinating? and Defecating in Public??More than Smoking, these are the biggest public health hazards in India.CheersAnesimo_ Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. _ Searching for weekend getaways? Try Live.com http://www.live.com/?scope=video&form=MICOAL
[Goanet] Ban on Smoking in Public Places
Any civilised Goan will be frustrated to see the horrible and unhygienic sight of stinking spit red marks on walls, corners and footpaths of our cities made by Gootka, tobbaco and Paan eating ghantis, migrants and the domestic tourists as well. Another sight you will see everyday of urination and defecating at public places like river banks, seaside and rail tracks by the hoards of ghantis. Urination at the roadside presents such an ugly picture that if one is accompanied by family members, especially women, it becomes embarrassing and sometimes difficult to make the young ones understand why the uncle is 'wetting' the wall. The government has provided land to Sulabh Sauchalaya in almost every city which undertook this social mission for providing hygienic toilet facilities to the people who visit cities from outside, and also for those who flock commercial places day in and day out. One can find 'Sulabh toilets and bathrooms' everywhere and the organisation has been giving the facility to urinate free of cost while the charges for using toilets etc are easily affordable. Even then these people pay no heed to the calls of environment and show no sense in contributing to make our social surroundings clean and fresh. In some cases some Goans too does not differ much from these uncivilized ghantis as far as smoking and spitting at public places are concerned. I have seen many times even well to do people do not hesitate in urinating around the public places. I feel there should be still punishment like heavy fine and jail sentence for repeating this offence. Then only we can keep our state clean and beautiful . Regards Vinay Original Message Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:54:40 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ban on Smoking in Public Places Dear Goanet Readers What about ban on Spitting, Urinating and Defecating in Public? More than Smoking, these are the biggest public health hazards in India. Cheers Anesimo
[Goanet] BAN ON SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES /ODD PUB TIMINGS
We at South Goa Public Interest Action Group (SGPIAG) a regd NGO based in Margao, complement the Union Minister for Health, Government of India on the ban on smoking in public places made effective from 2nd October, 2008. We hope that in Goa this should not end up as an opportunity for the "men-in-uniform" to make a quick buck from the erring smokers. Enforcement of law is best achieved by sensitizing the smoker on the need to abstain from smoking in public places rather than by enforcing it with fines ab initio i.e without first censuring, warning, severely warning and then alone fining . The next step the Union Government should now take is to enforce strictly the provisions of the Excise Law which prohibit the minors (persons below 18 years from drinking ) and the opening and closing hours. Excluding outlets that have paid the Government fees to remain open beyond the stipulated time as per the Excise rules in force, stringent punishment to licencees violating the rules should be imposed beginning 2nd October, Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary To begin with the Chief Minister who now holds the Finance portfolio could send a clear missive to the concerned on this count. If this rule is implemented in letter and spirit there will be an immediate reduction in drunken driving accidents, illnesses arising out of alcohol consumption, ruination of families viz women, children and men as well owing to such vices could all be avoided. The Chief Minister and Health Minister should therefore give strict directions to the Excise Department and the Police to implement these rules forthwith. For a change the salient features of the excise law viz; a banning those below 18 years of age b) normal timings of bars in Goa should be placed at all the bus terminus and place of public entertainment or public gardens on the news audio and visual media. For SOUTH GOA PUBLIC INTEREST ACTION GROUP Regd No 171/GOA/2000 dt 12.12.2000 sd/- TERENCE MAZARELO PRESIDENT (SGPIAG) 1st Flr Benlix Bldg Opp Fatima Convent Margao Goa India [EMAIL PROTECTED] weblink http://mumbai.sancharnet.in/manojnd FAX +91 832 2712430 HELPLINE (24 hrs) 9822158584 Tel +91 832 2731373 (O) TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GOA/INDIA visit:www.goidirectory.nic.in,www.goagovt.nic.in Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
