Kodi-Bengre Village in Udupi District Declared Tobacco-Free: Need Many More Like This

Kodi-Bengre Village in Udupi District Declared Tobacco-Free: Need Many More Like This

Kodi-Bengre in Udupi district has been declared a tobacco-free village on May 31, Tuesday by Udupi the district administration. Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty, has added a layer of protection, while the villagers have already decided not get addicted to tobacco and liquor.

A programme was organised to make the official announcement on the occasion of World Anti-Tobacco Day at Kodi-Bengre. Mla Shetty mentioned that the residents of the village had made the village tobacco- and liquor-free about 15 years ago.