Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 27: Anti polythene squad of the J&K State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Jammu today carried out a drive in Ware House area of Bikram Chowk against the banned disposable plates, cups, bowls, tumblers, spoons, forks and knives and seized approximately 70 kg of such material.
The drive was conducted under the supervision of Member Secretary, J&K SPCB, BM Sharma, and Regional Director Jammu, Dr Syed Nadeem Hussain, on the directions of Chairman J&K SPCB, Ravi Kesar. The team comprised of Arshad Nazir Malik (Divisional Officer, Jammu North), Surinder Tripathi, Gurpreet Singh, Chander Kotwal, Randeep Manhas, Scientist ‘A’, Dimple Sharma and Naveed Chowdhary. The team was also assisted by the Forest Protection Force Squad, Jammu.
It is pertinent to mention that single use cutlery items made of non biodegradable materials have been banned by the J&K Government vide SRO 231 dated 26-3-2019.
The Regional Director, J&K SPCB, Jammu, has appealed all the traders, shopkeepers, banquet halls owners, hoteliers, caterers, restaurant owners, food stalls and the general public to avoid storage, sale and use of banned single use disposable cutlery items made of non-biodegradable material and also desist from sale and use of banned polythene carry bags (below 50 microns) as the same shall attract punitive action under law.
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