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The establishments booked included restaurants, pharmacies, sweet marts, bars, grocery shops and banks for not complying with Section 4 which covers the ban on smoking in a public place and the requirement to display no-smoking sign boards.
Some establishments were also booked for violating Section 6 (A) which prohibits the sale of tobacco products to minors and non-display of the mandatory signs.
The Mormugao Enforcement Squad led by Nathan Afonso, Joint Mamlatdar II, along with GOACAN volunteers, staff from the Mamlatdar’s office and police personnel from Vasco Police took part in the exercise.
The enforcement drive, which is a part of the ongoing campaign for observation of World No Tobacco Day in South Goa district, will cover other areas of Mormugao taluka in due course of time.
