Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has asserted that Vijayapura will be made polythene-free within the next two months by spreading awareness and strictly implementing the law that bans the usage of plastic.
Speaking at the old City Corporation office after launching an anti-plastic awareness drive here on Friday, he said that though the law had been framed, the district administration would first spread awareness among the people rather than fining them.
“Many vendors and shopkeepers are still not aware of the law, therefore they are still using plastic bags to pack the items which is now been completely banned in the State. Our first step would be to educate them about the law, in later days, we will start implementing the law strictly,” he said.
Mr. Randeep said that the law has been enforced to ensure eco-friendly atmosphere by encouraging the sellers and the people to make use of only cotton, paper or jute bags instead of polythene bags which is non-biodegradable.
“Polythene is not only harmful to ecology but also to human/animal life. Often it is noticed that stray cattle feed on plastic, owing to which they fall sick and die. This could be easily avoided by encouraging the people to stop using plastic bags and other plastic materials which could be easily replaced with other biodegradable objects,” he said.
Later, along with Mayor Sangeeta Pol and officials of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, he met many vendors and offered cotton bags as token.
He also appealed them not to use plastic bags for packing the materials.
Some of the civic workers also carried placards mentioning several slogans on ill-effects of plastic on ecology.
Deputy Commissioner says that the
city will become
polythene-free within the next two months
