Total Ban on Plastic in City Effective July
Mangaluru: In compliance with a government notification, a total ban of plastic which does not conform to required specifications, according to city mayor Harinath.
Speaking on the occasion of launching cloth carry-bags being distributed free to citizens on Wednesday, he said that the city body had decided to distribute one lakh free cloth bags through school-children in the first phase.
As the first phase, 15,000 bags have been purchased through tender. Initially, they will be distributed to homes to through four schools.
In all, a lakh bags will be distributed to as many homes. He urged the citizens to totally shun the use of plastic and help to keep the city tidy and clean.
When a few corporators queried if the ban would apply to hoardings and flex signs, Harinath said that a high court verdict was being awaited in this regard.