Students take out awareness rally on No Tobacco Day
Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Srikakulam District Chairman P. Jaganmohana Rao on Saturday urged people to say no to Tobacco and other toxic products as they would ruin their physical and financial health. He said that IRCS would help people in leading a normal life with its deaddiction centres assisted by doctors voluntarily in Srikakulam. In a programme organised here on No Tobacco Day, Mr. Rao said that 'No Smoking Day' was being observed since 1987 owing to a call given by the World Health Organisation. NHRC and Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu College of Agriculture Science jointly organised Anti Tobacco rally in SSR Puram of Etcherla mandal in the district. The students vowed to create awareness on the adverse impact of tobacco and drugs. Dean of the College K. Moshe, IRCS Public Relations Officer P. Chaitanya Kumar, IRCS representatives K. Satyanarayana, G. Ramana, Uma Shankar and others participated in the rally.
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