category Regional,, tags Regional,, DW BUREAU In compliance of the directions issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate cum Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Panchkula a camp was organised today by Advocate Brij Mohan Vashishta at Village Bhareli, in Panchkula district on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day . Around forty-five people attended the camp. People were made aware about this year s theme of this day by World Health Organisation (WHO) We Need Food, Not Tobacco. The 2023 Global campaign aims to raise awareness among farmers to grow sustainable and nutritious crops instead of growing tobacco as growing of tobacco has led to food crisis and food insecurity because of use of pesticides and fertilizers and toxic chemicals in growing tobacco leads to soil degradation, depletes soil fertility and desertification. Roughly six million people die from tobacco related ailments every year and that number is projected to rise to over eight million by 2030. Around twelve percent of all deaths from heart disease is from the use of tobacco. Effects of use of tobacco or smoking are : Addiction, Death, Heart Diseases, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Respiratory Infections, Tuberculosis, Lip and Cavity Cancer, Asthma. World No Tobacco Day is an initiative by WHO to spread awareness about the dangers of tobacco and its negative impact on health. (editor dailyworld.in)