By Tricitynews
Chandigarh 17th April:- Generation Saviour Association, an NGO working in area of
public health conducted an Inter School drawing competition to mark its two
month long celebration of World No Tobacco Day.
Over 600 students from different
schools of tri-city participated in this event. The participants were educated about the ill
effects of tobacco particularly cigarettes by the President of the organization
Ms Opinder Preet Kaur.
Dr Rita Bhardwaj, Civil Surgeon, Mohali felicitated the
students for their skills and said that every year 5500 children initiative the
use of tobacco in India. Competitions like these are a wonderful step towards
saving the future generations from the scourge of tobacco abuse.
Harish Kumari, Principal Khalsa College encouraged the
students and said that each student should be given sufficient opportunity to
grow in life.
Surjeet Kaur, Vice President of the organization said that every
child is an artist. The role of parents and teachers is to nurture their talent
so that they can make a difference to the world when they grow up.
Director Operations, Manpreet Kaur added that this
competition shall increase awareness level of students about the harmful
effects of tobacco on health.
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