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plastic free zone 5 minutes

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Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Mahesh Sharma has said that India was the global host for “World Environment Day – WED 2018” celebrated on 5th June, 2018.  In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha here today, Dr. Sharma said that during this celebration, the Ministry launched pan-India plastic clean-up drive in public areas, national reserves, forests, beaches, rivers etc. Further, letters were written to the State Governments asking them to make protected areas as “Plastic Free Zones”.   “To combat plastic pollution, 21 States/Union Territories in the country has also notified more stringent norms and imposed ban on plastic carry bags and other items in their respective States/p Minister said.Minister added that further, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has written letters to the offices comes under its administrative control, Regional Offices of the Ministry, offices of Central Government and its departments, major PSUs, corporates, institutesetc to prohibit single-use plastic products including water bottles, take away coffee cups, lunch wrapped in disposable plastic packaging, plastic bags, disposable food containers, plates and containers made of polystyrene foam, plastic straws etc. in their offices. The school were reached through Eco-Clubs operating in the respective states to create awareness about ill effect of “single use plastic” and imbibe the “Green Good Deeds” practices.