Fifteen Police Stations including an Institution were declared as Tobacco Free Police Stations and Institution by Dr. N. Savino Director (Dental) Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima where the DC & Chairman DLCC Kohima, Gregory gave away the certificates during the quarterly meeting of Kohima District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC).

The declared Tobacco Free Police Stations and Institution included Kezocha Police Station, Khuzama Police Station, South Police Station, North Police Station, Women Police Station, Chiephobozou Police Station, Tseminyu Police Station, Zubza Police Station, North Traffic Control, South Traffic Control, SP Office, Kohima, Mobile Unit, Baptist College, Kohima including Sechü Campus and Christ for the Nation College Kohima.

Declaring the Tobacco Free Police Stations and Institution, Dr. Savino hoped that the declaration would lead to a fruitful outcome. He also highlighted the history of tobacco and its achievements in the country.

In Nagaland, Dr. Savino said that Gariphema village was declared as the first tobacco free Village on 31st May 2014 and with the efforts of all the concerned DLCC members and other stakeholders, Kohima district has achieved a total no. of twenty-four (24) Tobacco free dental clinics, eight (8) Tobacco free villages, seven (7) tobacco free hospitals/clinics & nursing homes, eighty-seven (87) tobacco free schools and colleges and twelve (12) tobacco free Police Station.

However the district has till now no record of having a single tobacco/smoke free hotel or restaurant, he therefore requested the Tobacco Control Team to target those places in their next step to create good impression to the people as these places have the maximum numbers of visitors from outside the state.

The meeting also discussed on the agenda of Prohibition of E-cigarettes and to implement seizure of trade licenses for repetitive offenders of Section 6(b) COTPA 2003