Published - January 05, 2018 12:50 am IST - PANAJI
Goa will ban PVC-based plastic from May 30, and no plastic packaging will be allowed in the State from December 19, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday.
Speaking at a public function in the city, he also said that littering would be made a punishable offence soon.
“When I talk of a plastic ban, I am talking about PVC-based plastic. From December 19, plastic packaging will be banned. Let us make Goa free of plastic,” Mr. Parrikar said.
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