The Advisors to Governor held an important meeting on May 10 to make Jharkhand a State free from plastics.
Advisor Madhukar Gupta said there is a proposal to enforce total ban on the use of plastics measuring 50 microns in thickness with dimension of 12X18 as such plastics are hazard to environment.
The Government of India has made a rule and efforts are being made to issue notification in Jharkhand also.
The entities manufacturing, stocking and selling plastics will be marked for taking actions to restrict its availability, added Gupta and stressed on the use of a better alternative. Gupta stressed on the spreading awareness through appropriate mediums.
Significantly, a drive will be started on June 5, observed as environment day, to remove plastics lying in different areas of Ranchi. A committee has been formed under Principal Secretary Urban Development, Arun Kumar Singh to prepare an outline of the programme.
Advisor K.Vijay Kumar emphasised including children and schools in the awareness drive and said an appeal made by children will be more effective. Principal Secretaries of the departments of Human Resource Development, Forest & Environment, Chairman Jharkhand Pollution Control Board, Manishankar, Ranchi Deputy Commissioner, Vinay Choubey, CEO RMC, Dipankar Panda and representatives of FJCCI were present in the meeting.