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In several organisations, there are unofficial smoking zones despite the ban on smoking in workplaces. In many, ironically, these zones also display the ‘No Smoking Area – Smoking here is an offence' sign prominently.
Someone in the top rungs of one such organisation notes that since there are several smokers in the company — and exiting the premises to smoke and return would entail a lot of time — the unofficial smoking areas (on the staircase, behind the building, etc.) help. He contends that they are harmless, as long as they are located away from non-smokers.
There are others who note that by law, no one should smoke within the premises. Implemented stringently, such a ban could bring down smoking — active and passive — they contend.
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