Nalco supports ‘Youth against Tobacco’ Campaign in Odisha

Nalco supports ‘Youth against Tobacco’   Campaign in Odisha

BHUBANESHWAR. India, cancer is more rampant in North-East region due to tobacco addiction. And in Odisha, the incidences of oral cancer are very high in Puri because of easy access to ‘zarda-paan’, due to betel-cultivation in the district,” says Shri T.K. Chand, CMD, Nalco.

 

Shri Chand expressed this while attending the inaugural ceremony of ‘Youth against Tobacco’ at Singh Dwar in Puri yesterday. This campaign has been initiated by the voluntary organization Mission Odisha, with the active support of

National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco).

 

 Around 300 school children and volunteers participated in the inaugural ceremonof the campaign. As part of the campaign, 4 persons viz. Madhu Sudan Mishra, Rashmi Ranjan Dash, Kedarnath Mohapatra and Chandi Prasad Pattanaik, have started their journey on  motorcycles, which will cover 8 states in North-Eastern region of India to spread awareness among the youths about the health hazards of tobacco-chewing.

 

The motorcycle rally was flagged off by Shri Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Minister, Health & Family Welfare and I&PR, Govt of Odisha, Shri T.K. Chand, CMD, Nalco, Shri Arvind Agarwal, Collector and Shri Asish Singh, SP of Puri.

 

Shri Chand was conferred with Utkal Ratna Award by Mission Odisha on the occasion.

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