AGARTALA, May 28 (TIWN): Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, which is to be held on May-31st, workshop was conducted on Tobacco and its Deadly Effects.

Finance Minister Bhanulal Saha remained present on that occasion and talked on  how tobacco kills Millions in the world every year.

The Minister further said, “According to the WHO reports, tobacco smoking currently kills five million people a year worldwide and, according to estimates, will probably kill eight million people a year between now and 2030 and one billion over the course of the 21st century”.

The most common time when women initiate smoking is in their teens, and the number of adolescents who initiate smoking increases every year from grades nine through 12. Moreover, there is growing evidence that the reasons girls initiate smoking is different from the reasons why boys begin. Many of the factors that contribute to smoking initiation have been elucidated; the strongest appear to be peer smoking and parent smoking.

Tripura lacks any kind of affective public awareness against spread of smoking and related tabacco products like Gutkha and cancer inducing substances. However, amidst all the Press Club’s initiative was praiseworthy.

The World Health Organization has announced that the theme for World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), 31 May 2017, is "Tobacco – a threat to development" to promote both health and development by confronting the global tobacco crisis.