INTRODUCTION

Problems of the villagers

When we discussed with the villagers we came to know the following problems with which they are fighting daily other than alcoholism and smoking LACK OF GOOD SANITATION FECILITIES . LACK OF PURE DRINKING WATER. LACK OF CHANCES FOR AWARENESS ABOUT SOCIAL EVILS. POOR CONDITIONS OF ROADS.

KINDLY COME AND JOIN US

TO MAKE OUR VILLAGE ALCOHOLIC FREE

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DEVARAHALLI CHANNAGIRI (tq) DAVANAGERE (dist) _

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PROBLEMS OF SMOKING AND ALCOHOLISM

SMOKING:
It causes variety of cancers especially, cancers of lung, urinary bladder and throat Emphysema ,bronchitis, coronary heart diseases, gastric ulcer are the other diseases. The smoke released causes air pollution. It causes irritation for the people around them. Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking which kills estimated six lacks people a year.

SOLUTIONS
Support NGOs, Medical departments and other agencies to organize campaigns for Tobacco free and Alcohol free village. And to create awareness among the common people. Co-ordinate with nearby school and college NSS clubs for massive campaigns Household industries which are preparing tobacco products should be avoided and government should help them to get another job. Creating awareness among people through awareness campaigns, street plays and rallies . Concern and commitment towards family and society by every individual can solve the problem.

SURVEY REPORTS
An estimated 400,000 deaths each year are caused directly by cigarette smoking Current tobacco use in Karnataka is 41.0% among men & 14.9% among women. In Devarahalli, per day income from alcoholic business is approximately Rs 25,000-30,000 .It is equal to the per day income of 150 families. Around 1984 packets of beedi that costs about Rs 9,920 and 496 packets of cigarette that costs Rs 12,400.It is equal to the daily income of 112 families

DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
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FOOD EXPENCES 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0

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ALCOHOL
OTHER EXPENCES SMOKING

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MEDIA REPORTS

RECOMMENDATIONS
*Monitoring of alcohol consumption and adopt country- and culture-specific programmes to prevent excessive alcohol and consumption and alcoholism. *Controlling the number of places where alcohol is sold in a given area. *Awareness campaign with the support of NGOs working in the field of rehabilitation and deaddiction and smoking

OFFICIAL LETTER FOR PRESIDENT OF GRAM PANCHAYAT:

FROM, Intel project group, J.N.V, DAVANGERE. DATE: 15/12/2010 TO, The President, Gram Panchayat, Devarahalli. Respected sir, Sub: Asking cooperation for awareness campaign

We took the initiative of awaring people about the ill effects of alcoholism and smokings as a part of our Intel learn programe. Our Intel projects motto is to help the community through technology. We planned to arrange campaigns, rallies and street plays etc to aware the people regarding the socio-economic and health issues. In this connection we are requesting your co- operations.We hope you will extend all sort of help for this noble act.

Thanking you,

Yours truly, INTEL PROGRAM LEARNERS

PLEDGE
TODAY, WE WILL PROMISE THAT,WE WILL NEVER SMOKEAND DRINK. INSTEAD WE WILL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS ETC.. AND MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ITS ILL EFFECTS. WE SHALL MAKE INDIA HELTHIER. JAI HIND

REFERENCES
DECCAN HERALD NEWS PAPER 27/11/2010 www.MuseumStuff.com Tobacco Control in India by Sh.Kishore Chaudhry Encarta Reference Library 2007 www.frederatorblogs.com From villagers of Devarahalli.

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