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Polythene carrybags to be banned in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11: Orissa government has decided to ban the use of Polythene carry bags in the entire state with effect from January 26 next, environment minister Suryanarayan Patra said today.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 11: Orissa government has decided to ban the use of Polythene carry bags in the entire state with effect from January 26 next, environment minister Suryanarayan Patra said today.
Steps would be taken to authorise the district magistrates and local bodies for enforcing the ban, he said while making a statement in the state assembly.
Patra said the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) had issued a direction prohibiting the use, sale and processing of plastic carry bags in certain selected tourist places like Puri, Konark, Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, Nandankanan Biological Park and Chilika Lake.
The police of the area had been directed to take action against violations, if any, under section 188 of the IPC and the restriction could be enforced successfully at Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Konark and Nandankanan Biological Park.
The minister, however, pointed out that there was a need to provide alternatives to the polythene bags. NGOs would be organised to provide these alternatives and to detect violation of the ban so that penalty could be appropriately imposed, he said.
The Centre for Environmental Studies and SPCB would interact with the NGOs for awareness promotion as well as for coming up with the alternatives, Patra said.
The SPCB and CES would be requested to send a proposal to the central pollution control board and ministry of environment and forest for funding the establishment of alternate carry bags and packaging materials and undertake the awareness creation programme.
Bureau Report
Patra said the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) had issued a direction prohibiting the use, sale and processing of plastic carry bags in certain selected tourist places like Puri, Konark, Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, Nandankanan Biological Park and Chilika Lake.
The police of the area had been directed to take action against violations, if any, under section 188 of the IPC and the restriction could be enforced successfully at Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Konark and Nandankanan Biological Park.
The minister, however, pointed out that there was a need to provide alternatives to the polythene bags. NGOs would be organised to provide these alternatives and to detect violation of the ban so that penalty could be appropriately imposed, he said.
The Centre for Environmental Studies and SPCB would interact with the NGOs for awareness promotion as well as for coming up with the alternatives, Patra said.
The SPCB and CES would be requested to send a proposal to the central pollution control board and ministry of environment and forest for funding the establishment of alternate carry bags and packaging materials and undertake the awareness creation programme.
Bureau Report