Allahabad Nagar Nigam to make city polythene free

29 October, 2012

The Allahabad Nagar Nigam (ANN) has finally become serious over the use of polythene. To chalk out a proper plan and ensure public participation in putting a check over use of polythene lathe city, Allahabad Nagar Nigam (ANN) on Saturday (27 October 2012) held a meeting with traders and NGOs at nagar nigam.

PRESIDING OVER the meeting, municipal commissioner Raghvendra Vikram Singh appealed to shopkeepers and NGOs to extend their full support in this director. He instructed retailers and wholesalers to strictly abide by the rulings of Allahabad high court and not use or sell polythene failing which strong action would imposed on those who be initiated against them.

Besides, hefty fines would also be imposed on them if they were violating rulings of HC found guilty of using polythene than the thickness of 40 microns, he added. It is worth mentioning here mote use of paper bags which that the state high court has are biodegradable and environ - banned use and sale of polythene in the state.

"We have also decided to less than the 40-micron thick. The objective of the meeting was to involve public and NGOs to make Allahabad polythene-free. The idea was also to promote use of paper which is biodegradable and environmental friendly," said Singh. We have also decided to impose hefty fines on retail - and wholesalers if they are waste involve public and NGOs found guilty of violating rulings to make Allahabad polythene - of the high court," he added.

The municipal commissioner has directed officials to carry out drives and make a proper report for further action. Deputy municipal commissioner Pradeep Kumar and paryavaran abhiyanta of nagar nigam Sanjeev Pradhan were present on the occasion. Nearly 85 retail and wholesale shopkeepers along with representatives of three NGOs also participated in the meeting.

Meanwhile, nodal officer of nagar nigam Mukesh Sharma said that the drive against use of polythene lathe city would be intensified in the coming days. He said that people would be made aware of the rulings of high court. On their part, promising to extend all support, trader leaders have said that they will fully cooperate in this mission.

State president of Vyapari Ekta Samiti Vijay Gupta said that he would encourage shopkeepers to use paper bags in place of polythene while members of Kalindipuram Jagriti Samiti have decided to make their locality polythene free. They have also held a meeting under the chairmanship of Samiti's secretary JP Tiwari to chalk out plan in this regard.