Special Correspondent
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government has prohibited manufacture, sale, distribution and use of virgin and recycled plastic carry bags and recycled plastic containers.
Stating this on Saturday, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that littering of plastic articles such as plates, cups, tumblers, spoons, forks and straw at public places such as parks, playgrounds, recreational places, tourist centres and religious places would not be permitted.
He said in areas having a special historical, religious and ecological significance, use of all types of plastic articles has been banned. Such places include Thanesar, Kurukshetra and Pehowa towns, precincts of Mansa Devi Temple, Panchkula and Sheetla Mata Temple, Gurgaon; public parks; wild life sanctuaries and national parks and Gram Panchayat, Morni.
The Haryana State Pollution Control Board would be the prescribed authority for enforcement of the provisions of these directions relating to manufacture and recycling of plastics.
The Municipal Commissioner or Chief Executive Officer of the concerned Municipal Corporation or Municipality would be the prescribed authority for enforcement of the provisions.
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