With ban on polybags providing to be ineffective, the Chas Municipal Corporation (CMC) carried out a mega drive to crack the whip on offenders. A team confiscated 100 kilograms of banned polythene begs and polystyrene material from a traded and imposed spot fine for selling substandard polythene bags under Chas police station in Bokaro district.
A team led by City Manager Sabbir Alam conducted raids at different shops and business premises form Check Post to Jodhadih More area. During raid we have seized 100 kilograms of substandard (banned) polythene bags from a warehouse- Shiva Store and imposed an on-spot fine of Rs 10 thousand to its owner, said Anil Rajwar Tax Collector of CMC.
“Over dozens of shops also fined Rs 500 each for keeping stock of banned poly bags in their premises,” added Rajwar.
Earlier on 13 May 2017 CMC imposed a blanket ban on all types of plastic carry bags within its limits. But uses of poly bags still are rampant in Chas. Over 11 tons of banned ploy bags were seized during the past 18 months, informed an official.
Chas, the satellite city of Bokaro district, which declared the second cleanest city in eastern India and the most clean city of Jharkhand, is now on its way to being declared as complete ‘plastic-free’ zone soon.
A complete ban on the use of plastic bags has been imposed, said Bholu Paswan Mayor CMC. “Anybody found flouting the rule will be penalised. Stringent action would also be taken against individuals who found carrying polythene bags,” added Mayor.