Anti-smoking laws set to get tougher: BBMP

Bengaluru | Saturday | 14th December, 2019

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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike (BBMP) has decided to go stronger on enforcement of anti-smoking laws. BBMP Commissioner B H Anil Kumar announced that the city will see stronger enforcement of tobbaco-control norms in the coming months as part of the Partnership for Healthy Cities. “Improving public health requires bold actions and we are taking this bold step. Through the partnership for healthy cities our efforts in the area have made a great impact so far, we are implementing a global blueprint for an effective urban health,” he said. The partnership for healthy cities is a global network of 70 cities committed to saving lives by preventing noncommunicable diseases..