Tuesday, August 25, 2009

DU to make all colleges Smoke Free

New Delhi: After a successful two-year Smoke Free Campaign that started with 10 colleges and 48 departments in the North Campus of the varsity, Delhi University (DU) has now extended the initiative to all its 83 colleges.

DU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Deepak Pental, on Monday, announced that all colleges operating under the University will be turned into Tobacco-Free Zones.

"We are interested in the health and welfare of students. Even the teaching fraternity should be motivated to join the campaign", Prof Pental said.

The Tobacco Free campaign was launched by DU in collaboration with the World Lung Foundation - South Asia (WLF-SA).

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