TNPSC Thervupettagam

Plastic items at the banks of Ganga

December 17 , 2017 2563 days 1155 0
  • The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a complete ban on plastic items like carry bags, plates and cutlery in towns located on the banks of the River Ganga like Haridwar and Rishikesh.
  • A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also banned the sale, manufacture and storage of such items till Uttarkashi.
  • The green panel order comes while it was hearing a plea of environmentalist MC Mehta.

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