‘Stop Spitting’ campaign flagged off in Bengaluru

‘Every time you spit, you put the nation at risk’; ‘a single act of spitting can infect over 60 people in less than 24 hours’; ‘don’t be a spitter and stop those who do’… These were some of the slogan

‘Every time you spit, you put the nation at risk’; ‘a single act of spitting can infect over 60 people in less than 24 hours’; ‘don’t be a spitter and stop those who do’… These were some of the slogans on the publicity material of the ‘Stop Spitting’ public awareness campaign launched by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) here on Friday. After launching the campaign in association with 20 different organisations, BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) D. Randeep told reporters that spitting was already an offence and was attracting fines. “We need to create awareness among citizens about the ill-effects of spitting, which can also cause the spread of communicable diseases, including COVID-19. We had launched the campaign earlier, but want to re-enforce it now,” he said, adding that civic officials, along with marshals, would also be part of the campaign.