Kathmandu, March 12 -- After numerous failed attempts to ban smoking and tobacco chewing in public places, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has announced yet another campaign to enforce ban to make the Capital a healthier place.
Deputy Mayor Hari Prabha Khadgi, who also leads a five-member inspection committee, said she was holding consultations with the representatives of all 32 wards of Kathmandu to make the drive a success.
"I'm in consultation with the ward representatives and stakeholders. We have decided to run awareness programmes at schools and reach every nook and corner of the city with anti-tobacco visuals and street performances," Khadgi said.
On February 25 last year, Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya had announced an 18-month action...