The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Saturday organised an intensive drive against single use plastic in all four zones on the occasion of ‘International Plastic Bag Free Day’ and also signed a memorandum with several malls and hotels to make its areas plastic free.
In the drive, Deputy Commissioners of South, West, Najafgarh and Central Zones actively participated in drives organised in their respective zones and conveyed messages against single use plastic bags and its harmful effects.
“Awareness campaigns were also carried out in all four zones in presence of local area councillors and senior SDMC officials and various malls ,hotels and markets were also declared as 'single use plastic free zones,” a senior SDMC official said
In the west zone, a 'Plugging Run' was organised in Vikaspuri Market in which deputy commissioner Rahul Singh and area councillor participated in the Plog Run and collected plastic waste lying unattended at various roads and also distributed cloth bags, the civic body said in a statement.
The official said that in order to make the West Zone 'single use plastic free', a memorandum was signed with Unity mall and hotels in Janakpuri.
“An intensive drive under the campaign 'Plan The Ban' was carried out in Najafgarh zone against the use of plastic bags. Under the campaign, Dwarka Sec-12 market, Nasirpur Sabji Mandi, Najafgarh phirni, Najafgarh Tuda Mandi, Bagdola, Ramphal Chowk, etc areas were intensively covered. People were encouraged to use jute bags instead of plastic bags,” it said..