- Target:
- COMMON PEOPLE OF INDIA
- Region:
- India
There is no civic sence in people of india throwing liter, spitting at public places is common practice.
Public places like railway stations bus depot, roads, gardens are becoming ugliest places.
It is very difficult for authorities to stop people fromthis activity as there is no law & proper method or equipments to manage this growing problem.
Do we noticed surrounding for a while especially public places ? There is plastic all around in for of small pouches ...we are talking
about gutkha/pan masala pouches. people having it had habit of throwing it at a very place they consume. also the spit everywhere or they find the appropriate place ( or they find the place someone
earlier marked & made it their permanent place ) the problem is not them or
the guthka but they don’t have a right place to throw the litter or idea
where to spit.
Lets not talk about the health hazard of consuming tobacco product ;talk about the problem of guthka pouches ,spitting habit & possible solution. there would be many solutions. lets say there should be specially designed bins for guthka pouches which should be placed at all public places on every 20 - 30 feet’ so that they can throw it into. or the pouches should be made of thin paper & it can be crushed and thrown ... the paper is bio degradable & easy to swipe out or put guthka vending machine like cola or condom vending m/cs which gives guthka, tobacco in paper pouches.
& the spitting habit...oh! we don’t required guthka or pan for that ... its our fundamental right & no body should stop us... jokes apart the problem is same... no place or idea where to relieve..
Now imagine we had a paper pouches freely available every where shops , public places & buses can easily fit into pocket ...spit into it..twist upper side like a chocolate wrapper &
throw it in the same bins. The pouches can be designed in diff. shapes & sizes but essentially made out of paper. The cost can be recovered from guthka manufacturers, indirect & direct taxes...yes...this seems very easy to imagine but hard to implement ...now ask the authorities to act; like fine , punishment to offenders
since we had provided the method & accessories to carry their habit without affecting public place ...we should carry a pilot project in a small town instead of big city & see the results ?
It is difficult to stop bad habits & practice good.
Guthka has become an integral part of society, & the lobby is very strong. They made all efforts to get people indulge into guthka now it is consumed as food or tonic. Let's left the effect on the consuming people , we should save ourselves from the side effects. No they won’t change their habit let us change for them & help them to become responsible citizens.
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The STOP GUTHKA POUCHES & SPITTING AT PUBLIC PLACES petition to COMMON PEOPLE OF INDIA was written by sameer and is in the category Environment at GoPetition.