India's Delhi, Mumbai to become smoke free

Peopl's Daily online

27 April 2007

News - India's Delhi, Mumbai to become smoke free

In an attempt to protect the citizens from second-hand smoke, the Indian government has announced that New Delhi and Mumbai would go smoke free, New Delhi Television (NDTV) reported on Friday.
Both the cities are expected to prohibit smoking in public places by 2009, including workplaces, the report said.
The new measure means Mumbai should be smoke-free by 2009 and Delhi will be smoke free by the time when it's ready to host the Commonwealth Games.
The news channel also reported that every eight seconds, someone in the world dies of a smoking-related disease.
According to the World Health Organization, tobacco causes one in 10 deaths worldwide.
By 2010, it is estimated that the annual global cost of tobacco use will be half a trillion dollars. This is more money than the combined Gross Domestic Product of 174 of the 192 member countries of the United Nations, NDTV reported.

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