By IANS,
Srinagar : Authorities here Wednesday decided to shut all shops selling cigarettes and tobacco products near schools in the capital. Houseboat owners too volunteered to disallow smoking on their premises to help the anti-smoking campaign.
Srinagar District Magistrate Baseer Ahmed Khan directed the chief education officer to ensure that ‘no-smoking’ signs were put up at all schools, both government and private, and tobacco vendors within a 100-yard radius were removed, an official press release said here.
Meanwhile, local houseboat owners volunteered to disallow smoking on their premises during the ensuing tourist season in the Valley.
Houseboats host hundreds of tourists who come to enjoy the comfort and luxury of these exclusive floating dwellings on the Dal Lake and Nigeen Lake in Srinagar city.