Surabaya Residents Don't Smoke In These 7 Areas If They Don't Want To Be Fined Rp. 250 Thousand-Rp. 50 Million

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government (Pemkot) prohibits people from smoking in these seven areas. namely health facilities, places for teaching and learning, arenas for children's activities, places of worship, public transportation, workplaces, and public places.

"Supervision of non-smoking areas (KTR) will begin in the fourth week of June 2022. And then it will be carried out twice a month, namely in the second and fourth weeks," said Head of the Surabaya City Health Office, Nanik Sukristina. , in Surabaya, Friday, June 10.

Regarding the policy, Nanik admitted that he had carried out socialization to the community in all health facilities/facilities, OPD, District, Kelurahan, and Educational Institutions.

In fact, the Health Office also cooperates with religious leaders, community leaders and organda.

"If found to be in violation, an individual sanction will be imposed in the form of an administrative fine of Rp. 250 thousand and/or a social work sanction. Meanwhile, the agency/business actor will be given sanctions starting from a written warning, temporary cessation of activities, administrative fines of Rp. 500 thousand to Rp. 50 million, and even revocation of permits. "Hopefully the public understands about this No-Smoking Area," he said.

If the public wants to ask how the implementation of KTR in the agency or workplace, Nanik, invites the public to ask questions to report violations of the application of KTR through the complaint contact number 031-8439473.

"You can contact the complaint contact number. The joint task force with the Surabaya City Satpol PP and BPBD will carry out supervision and monitoring of KTR violations," he said.

According to Nanik, the implementation of KTR in the city of Surabaya also requires the participation of the entire community, namely in the form of contributing ideas and disseminating information about local regulations and perwali KTR.

"Participate in creating a No-Smoking Area in their respective neighborhoods, such as reminding everyone who violates and reporting violations to the KTR leadership or the KTR task force," he said.

Nanik added that the implementation of regulation/application of KTR in the city of Surabaya is to protect the public, especially passive smokers. Prevent novice smokers and reduce morbidity/death from cigarette smoke.

"And realizing clean air quality without exposure to cigarette smoke," he said.

As is known, since 2008 the Surabaya City Government has set smoking restrictions in public spaces. This is stated in the Regional Regulation No. 5 concerning Non-Smoking Areas and Smoking Restricted Areas (KTR and KTM), which was updated to Perda No. 2 of 2019 concerning Non-Smoking Areas.

This regional regulation was later strengthened by the Surabaya Mayor Regulation (Perwali) No. 110 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of the Surabaya City Regulation No. 2 of 2019 concerning the Non-Smoking area. However, the Perwali only came into force in June 2022.