Banned plastic is being sold indiscriminately in Bhopal. The team of the Corporation and the State Pollution Control Board has seized only 211 kg of banned plastic in 14 days.
This information was given by the corporation and the PCB and it has been claimed that a fine of Rs 1,800 has been recovered.
Actually, from July 1, 18 types of materials made of single-use plastic has been banned. They cannot be manufactured, transported, used or sold. Even then, some shopkeepers in old and new Bhopal have thousands of kilograms of banned plastic in stock.
To enforce the ban, different teams have been formed in 19 zones of the Municipal Corporation. In which there are seven to 40 members, who have done 2484 inspections in 14 days till July 14. In this, 756 people have been caught selling, using, transporting banned plastic against the rules.
Flags, plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, trays, sweet boxes, invitation cards, cigarette packets, plastic and PVC banners with a thickness of less than 100 microns, made of single-use plastics, Sticks, plastic sticks made for balloons, plastic sticks for candy, sticks of ice cream, thermocol materials for decoration have been banned.
They cannot be produced, transported, sold or used. If found doing so, a fine ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 50,000 can be imposed. Local bodies can increase the amount of fine depending on the situation.
Officials o f the State Pollution Control Board said that instead of single-use plastic material, leaves and sugarcane bagasse can be used in plate manufacturing. One can use crockery material, steel utensils, glass made of clay, glass utensils and paper bowls.