Aizawl, Aug 15 : Mizoram Pollution Control Board on Monday said that the distillation and manufacturing of ‘tuibur’, a unique tobacco-based nicotine liquid should be banned, as the process, undertaken in the streams polluted the water and surrounding forests.
The MPCB said the streams used for distillation of ‘tuibur’ in and around the State capital and other big towns are the sources of traditional community water holes from where nearby families collected water for domestic consumption.The water in the water holes thus become polluted and cause harm to humans and other creatures in water bodies, the Board warned. “The foul smell, which originated from the distillation of ‘tuibur’ itself is also distasteful to the public,” the release said.
Tuibur is one of the traditional tobacco products of Mizo tribals, earlier manufactured by older women in a smoking pipe, but now produced for large-scale consumption.
The MPCB said the streams used for distillation of ‘tuibur’ in and around the State capital and other big towns are the sources of traditional community water holes from where nearby families collected water for domestic consumption.The water in the water holes thus become polluted and cause harm to humans and other creatures in water bodies, the Board warned. “The foul smell, which originated from the distillation of ‘tuibur’ itself is also distasteful to the public,” the release said.
Tuibur is one of the traditional tobacco products of Mizo tribals, earlier manufactured by older women in a smoking pipe, but now produced for large-scale consumption.
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