Nepal’s Capital to Implement Comprehensive Tobacco Ban Starting December 13

  Nepal's capital Kathmandu has implemented a comprehensive ban on the sale of tobacco products, including all types of tobacco products and packaging, with violators facing product confiscation.<\/p>

According to a report by Prensa Latina on December 13, Nepal's health department confirmed that the capital Kathmandu has enacted a ban on the sale, consumption, and trade of tobacco products. Ram Prasad Poudel, head of the health department, assured the Kathmandu Post that a comprehensive ban on tobacco products has been enforced in 32 areas of the metropolis.<\/p>

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According to officials, starting December 13, it is illegal to sell raw tobacco, chewing tobacco, bidis, tambaku, shurfah, gutkha, pan parag, and products packaged in plastic and bags.<\/p>

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Poudel stated that Kathmandu police will confiscate products from those attempting to violate this regulation.<\/p>

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“We are conducting a campaign to make Kathmandu a healthy city and have decided to prohibit the storage, sale, and use of tobacco products that are harmful to people's health and the environment.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

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Raw tobacco: Unprocessed tobacco, usually referring to unprocessed tobacco leaves; chewing tobacco: A tobacco product used by chewing rather than smoking; bidi: A traditional hand-rolled tobacco cigarette from India, typically smoked; tambaku: This may refer to a tobacco product from India or South Asia; shurfah: Specific tobacco products; gutkha: An Indian chewing tobacco product that typically contains tobacco, betel nut, lime, and other additives; pan parag: A mixture of betel nut and tobacco from India.<\/p>