SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 11:
Jammu and Kashmir State Pollution Control Board today carried out major Anti-Polythene
Drive across
Kashmir province.
A team of SPCB officials headed by
Regional Director Kashmir Dr. Syed Nadeem Hussain and assisted by officials of
SMC and Forest Protection Force raided many shopkeepers in Srinagar selling
their merchandise in illegal polythene bags which have been banned in the State
of J&K. These raids were conducted in Dalgate, Maharaja Bazar, Lal Chowk,
Kokar Bazaar and Batamaloo areas of the city in which a large quantity of
banned and illegal polythene was seized.
It is pertinent to note that the
Governmwnt of J&K vide SRO 45 dated
February 3, 2017, has banned manufacture, stocking, distribution, sale and use
of polythene carry bags, plastic sheets or like, cover made of plastic sheet,
plastic packaging and multi-layered packing less than 50 microns in thickness
within the territorial limits of Jammu of Kashmir.
Similar anti-polythene drives were
also conducted in all the districts of Kashmir viz Pulwama, Baramulla, Budgam,
Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam and Kupwara in which large quantity of illegal
polythene was seized.
Regional Director SPCB Kashmir
informed that similar raids will be conducted in future to curb use of
polythene as part of the campaign initiated by the SPCB which is spearheaded by
Minister for Forests and Environment Ch. Lal Singh. He further informed that as
per the directions of the Minister, SPCB is going to launch an aggressive
anti-polythene awareness and advertisement campaign in the coming weeks to
sensitise the masses regarding harmful effects of polythene use.
He also appealed the public to
refrain from using polythene in day to day life and go for eco-friendly
alternatives of polythene.
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