Delhi Environment Minister, Imran Hussain on Friday reviewed the progress of implementation of the ban on plastic carry bags (less than 50 micron) in Delhi, in a meeting with the senior officers of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).
DPCC officials informed the Minister that it has been decided on August 16 that all local bodies, District Magistrates (DM) and the DPCC, will take strict and immediate action towards implementation of directions of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the use of plastic bags. Persons found in possession or use of such plastic carry bag shall be liable to pay Environment Compensation of Rs 5,000 per default and the carry bags shall be seized at the site.
The Minister directed the officers for enforcing of the strict prohibition on the sale, storage and use of less than 50 micron plastic carry bags at the shops and other establishments. “To spread awareness regarding the NGT directions, the Environment Minister also directed Department of Environment to issue public notice in newspapers in different languages,” stated the Press release.
Five teams of DPCC officers have been deployed to check the compliance of the above said order of the NGT. These teams have already started checking the compliance with effect from August 18, 2017.