Following the State Government’s order to reinstate the plastic ban, the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has decided to commence a massive anti-plastic campaign in the city from Wednesday.
Municipal commissioner, Vinay Shankar Pandey disclosed that as the ban from single-use plastic was lifted during the pandemic, it has increased the use of plastic extensively in the city. He said that the corporation has already started an anti-plastic awareness campaign by playing audio messages through garbage picking vehicles from the second week of this month. Since Saturday, the MCD has also started imposing fine on vendors and shopkeepers using single-use plastic, stated Pandey. Informing this, the municipal tax superintendent from the land section of MCD, Vinay Pratap Singh said, “We have seized more than three kilogrammes of single-use plastic and collected the penalty of about Rs 7,000. Our team is also raising awareness among local vendors and shopkeepers in market areas to restrict the use of single-use plastic.”
Further, Pandey asserted that since the MCD has received Government Order from the State Government, the team from the land section will start a massive anti-plastic campaign all over the city from Wednesday. “It will definitely be challenging to make the city plastic-free again but with the mutual efforts and cooperation of the corporation and local residents, the plastic usage in Dehradun city will be restricted soon,” added Pandey. Meanwhile, the chief municipal health officer, Dr Kailash Joshi said that the government has ordered to impose hefty fines on the manufacturer and seller of single-use plastics and after raising awareness in the city, the corporation will take action as per the orders.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
