Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Apr 19: Municipal Committee Katra has seized 300 qtls polythene and realized fine to the tune of Rs 10,000 from the defaulter in first three days of ongoing drive during a month long anti polythene drive at Katra.
A total of 120 Municipal workers and employees have already been deployed to check the menace of polythene on daily basis. Before the launch of drive, “Municipal Committee Katra has acquainted the general public, yatries and commercial establishments not to use the polythene in the town which is the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ji Shrine, the Chief Executive Officer Municipal Committee Katra, K.K Chalotra said. He further appealed all to extend their cooperation to Municipal Committee to eradicate polythene from the town.
It was also given out that Municipal Committee Katra has kept the provision of jute bags to replace the polythene bags and hoardings and banners have been installed alongwith distribution of pamphlet and daily announcements to aware the people regarding polythene ban.
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