"Paan chewing is rife in parts of Brent particularly around Wembley where a blood-red mix of saliva and tobacco can be seen spattered across the area, including on telephone boxes, pavements, and in flower beds. Paan is made up of a mixture of ingredients including betel nut and leaf, herbs, and tobacco which, when chewed together, gives the user a stimulant or narcotic effect."
"Brent Council has pledged to take a zero-tolerance approach to the problem, which it says not only causes serious health and environmental damage but also costs more than 30,000 a year to clean up. Despite best efforts, it is often nearly impossible to completely erase the stubborn stains from the streets with the local authority claiming that even high-powered cleaning jets can't remove some of the stains."
"There will also be enforcement officers patrolling the area, with perpetrators facing a potential fine of up to 100. Paan stains on a parking meter in Brent Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement, Cllr Krupa Sheth, said: I am delighted that we continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to those who ruin our streets, that includes those that spit out paan and stain street furniture. Don't mess with Brent, because we will catch you and fine you."
Brent Council spends more than 30,000 a year cleaning shops, pavements and buildings stained by paan spit. Paan chewing is common in parts of Brent, particularly around Wembley, producing a blood-red mix of saliva and tobacco that soils telephone boxes, pavements and flower beds. Paan contains betel nut and leaf, herbs and tobacco and produces a stimulant or narcotic effect when chewed. The council has pledged a zero-tolerance approach, put up banners in three hotspots, deployed enforcement officers and warned of fines up to 100. The council reports that some stains resist even high-powered cleaning jets, and opposition councillors call for earlier action.
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