Acting tough against the violators using banned plastic bags, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh on Saturday carried out intensive campaign in various parts of city including sector 2,8,9,11,19, 22,26,34,42,43,45, Maloya, Kajheri and Manimajra. Different teams under the supervision of Chief sanitary Inspectors, MCC challaned 76 violators and confiscated 82 Kg harmful plastic bags. Commissioner MCC, Anindita Mitra, has directed all the CSIs and SIs of sanitation department, MCC to take strict action against the violators selling or using harmful plastic bags and banned plastic items. She said that If every citizen keeps a shopping bag with them, plastic bags can be completely eliminated from market areas. She said MCC has also started a selfie with shopping bag/selfie with bottle(to reduce the use of plastic disposable water bottles) in which citizens have been asked to tag the MCC social media handles.