BIRATNAGAR, April 11: The metropolis, which is on a campaign to make Biratnagar clean, beautiful, and developed, has banned the consumption of cigarettes, and other tobacco products such as khaini, , panparag, gutkha, etc. in public places from April 14 (Baisakh 1, 2080 BS). 

Nagesh Koirala, the mayor of the metropolis, said that according to the decision of the Municipal Council held on January 11, the metropolis is going to prohibit smoking and honking pressure horns in the metropolitan area. He said that under the plan of the metropolis to control noise pollution, it is going to ban honking by vehicles. A few weeks ago, the metropolis called representatives of religious organizations and sound systems and discussed the issue of controlling noise pollution.

Since Biratnagar is the only metropolitan city of the province along with the capital of the Koshi province, Mayor Koirala has repeatedly reiterated that it is everyone's responsibility to make the metropolis orderly and civilized. He said that the metropolis is conducting campaigns such as cleanliness, control of footpath encroachment, prohibition of parking on roads, tax collection etc. According to Mayor Koirala, the previous decision will be effectively implemented within a few days as the work to organize the parking lot is going on.

"Biratnagar belongs to all of us. It should be established as an orderly and civilized city by all of us," he said, "Noise pollution is also connected with the beauty and civilization of the city. I believe that everyone will be with me in the campaign launched by the city." Deputy Mayor Shilpa Nirala Karki said that many suggestions have been received from the residents of the city to control noise pollution.

 
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