Here we go again. Another grand but doomed announcement,
another good idea set up for failure!
I’m talking about the ‘Smoke Free City’ declaration made by
Kohima Deputy Commissioner during a smoke free campaign programme held in
Kohima on April 28. According to media reports, the DC addressed the gathering
of students from 22 schools and declared our State capital a Smoke Free City.
He invited the schools to be ambassadors in bringing about the transformation.
All that sounds fine, right? It’s what comes next that makes
the declaration a joke. The DC added that guidelines and rules for adherence by
public and enforcement by the district administration and police would be
brought out without delay!