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Udupi: District Administration Plans to Ban Plastic from Aug 15

  •   Thu, Jul 22 2010 05:22:04 PM

News & Pics: Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RD/SB)

Udupi, Jul 22: A workshop on plastic menace was held under the aegis of district administration; District Industrial Centre and town municipality at Kidiyoor Hotel Mahajan Hall here on Thursday July 22.

Deputy commissioner (DC) Hemalatha P inaugurated the workshop.

 

Speaking on the occasion, DC Hemalatha said, plastic has become essential in our times.  Its disadvantages surpasses the advantages in the longer run, as it causes more environmental pollution as it takes several years to degenerate in soil. The change in lifestyle can only alleviate the use of plastic. Himachal Pradesh is the only state in India, which has totally banned the plastic, she said.

She further said that the coastal district has made rapid strides in every field, but so far has not taken any concrete measures to ban plastic. She also urged the self-help-groups to join hands and recycle old papers, books and areca leaves to make useful items for daily use.  She announced that the alternative arrangements should be put in place

ahead of implementing total ban on plastic that comes into effect from Sunday August 15.

Town councillor Dinakar Shetty released Information booklet on sensible use of plastic on the occasion.

Zilla panchayatm chief executive officer N Rajashekar, District Industrial Centre joint director S G Hegde, assistant director  Rameshmurty and Udupi Urban Development Authority project officer Ramanand Nayak were the chief guests.
  

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  • R.J, Goa/USA

    Thu, Jul 22 2010

    Good move, goodluck.
    To make it 100% successful, you have to ban manufacturing/selling the plastic. No way you can stop the consumers.

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  • KGSHENOY, MANGALORE

    Thu, Jul 22 2010

    Why only in Udupi? Why not in Mangalore and other places?

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  • m y bhandary, udupi

    Thu, Jul 22 2010

    It is indeed a welcome, laudable move. For the ban to be successful, a lot of preparation and education would be necessary since the plastic era has gone deed in our day to day life. The biggest culprit is the below 20 micron carry bag given by the shopkeepers and vegetable vendors. These are usable only once and are discarded immediately out of the house and out of sight.The choke the gutters and result in water-logging and floods.

    Hence, the first target would have to be the thin plastic carry bags and house holders would have to be coaxed to bring cloth bags for their day to day marketing and also told to refuse the plastic bags. With this, the first battle is won. It may not be possibleto banish some other plastic containers,such as milk sachets, ready to consume packets which are marketed by manufactured out of Udupi/Karnataka and products sold all over the country. I have also come across people burning plastic ware which is equally harmful to the atmospere. As such, it is necessary to educate the people on long term basis and involve them in the projectd.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Thu, Jul 22 2010

    This is a timely move. By calling for ban on plastic products, we are promoting our age-old tradition - handicrafts. In olden days baskets were made of plant products such as palm leaves, canes, vines. etc. Tribal adults who were making these baskets perished without passing on the art to the younger generation primarily because plastic products invaded the space. If we do not go in search of a few if at all alive, the art will be forgotten. Social organizations must do the needful in this regard. Parampara in Pilikula is doing a bit to keep the art alive. We must encourage by buying their products.

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