Kankai Municipality bans sale, consumption of tobacco products

Baniyani: Kankai Municipality in Jhapa district has banned the sale and consumption of tobacco products effectively from tomorrow (July 17).

The municipality has formulated an act and the town assembly meeting took a decision in this regard, said the municipality mayor Rajendra Kumar Pokharel.

“The sale and consumption of tobacco products have been banned in view of health and environmental risks. This will come into effect from tomorrow.

I urge all to implement the municipality’s decision,” said the mayor.

This is as part of the municipality’s campaign to make Kankai clean, beautiful, managed and developed local level, he added.

Violation of the directive is subject to a punishment of Rs 50,000 in fine, said the municipality chief administrative officer Mohan Prasad Neupane.

In the case of the consumption of tobacco products in public places, Rs 5,000 is fined.