To discourage the use of polythene bags, members of Lions Club, Bokaro thermal organised a drive against the practice of using polythene bags at Urban area of Bokaro thermal.
Members of the club distributed more than 500 handmade bags manufactured from used clothes. While distributing the bags among vendors and commuters, all members encouraged the people to use only cotton bags or eco-friendly bags, jointly said Charter member of the club ,Yogendra Giri and Ln U.K.Nair. However, vendors resisted to take the bags and said a complete ban on polythene bags could only be observed if they were made unavailable in the market.All members including Ln B.Laxamina,ln Binod Bhatia, ln Jitendra Singh,Ln Bhuneshwar Saw, Ln S.D.Singh, Ln Dr H .Kumar Ln S.B.Singh and others actively took part in the initiative and supported the club in distributing the cloth bags.The entire cost of the project, was borne by the Club, while President and Secretary of the club and asked the residents to stop and use of poly bags and instead carry their own bags. Hemlal, a resident of the Kanjkiro, was pleased at this reusable mean of carrying grocery items and vegetables. He said it was convenient to use these bags than to carry polythene bags.”