Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Mirzapur Declares Navratri Fair Tobacco-Free Zone
The local government in Mirzapur, India, has decided to make the Shardiya Navratri fair a place without any tobacco or smoke.
This means people won't be allowed to sell or use things like paan, gutkha, and cigarettes there.
This rule will be in place for the nine-day fair, which starts soon in the Vindhyachal area.
A senior official announced this decision to keep the fair area clean and healthy.
The ban covers all tobacco products.
The Shardiya Navratri fair area in Vindhyachal, Mirzapur, is declared tobacco and smoke-free.
The ban includes paan, gutkha, cigarettes, and all tobacco products.
The district administration made the announcement.
The fair begins from September 21-22.
The decision aims to create a healthier environment during the fair.
- Who
- Mirzapur District Administration
- What
- Declared the Shardiya Navratri fair area a tobacco and smoke-free zone
- When
- Announced on September 19, the fair begins September 21-22
- Where
- Vindhyachal, Mirzapur (UP)
- Why
- To ban the sale and use of tobacco products during the fair
- Event
- Shardiya Navratri Fair
- Location
- Vindhyachal, Mirzapur
- Date
- September 21-22
- Prohibition
- Tobacco and smoke