Protest for plastic bags for environment
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NEW DELHI: The Confederation of All-India Traders held a demonstration in Karol Bagh here on Wednesday demanding that the ban on plastic bags imposed by the Delhi Government not be enforced till a reasonably priced alternative is made easily available.
Led by CAIT secretary-general Praveen Khandelwal, the protesters pasted “Ban on plastic bags -- customer should bring his own bag for shopping” stickers outside shops on Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh. Prominent trade leaders including Murli Mani, Ramesh Khanna, Vijay Pal, Satish Garg, Ramesh Kapoor and Amrit Lal Bansal joined the protest demonstration.
Carrying placards protesting against the ban on plastic bags “on the pretext of environmental degradation”, the protesters alleged that ground realities were not taken into consideration and the Government also did not take any steps to make available an affordable alternative to the traders before taken such a decision. “Both the traders and customers will have to face the consequences,” said Mr. Khandelwal.
He said that in the larger interest of the Capital it was a welcome move but the Government should also have made available a permanent alternative to plastic bags before issuing the directive. “The proposal for jute bags is a costly affair and eco-friendly paper bags are not easily available in the market and they are more costly,” said Mr. Khandelwal.
The traders offered help to the Government in installing “units for manufacturing eco-friendly paper bags or jute bags” with financial and technical assistance from the Government should the need arise.
Led by CAIT secretary-general Praveen Khandelwal, the protesters pasted “Ban on plastic bags -- customer should bring his own bag for shopping” stickers outside shops on Ajmal Khan Road in Karol Bagh. Prominent trade leaders including Murli Mani, Ramesh Khanna, Vijay Pal, Satish Garg, Ramesh Kapoor and Amrit Lal Bansal joined the protest demonstration.
Carrying placards protesting against the ban on plastic bags “on the pretext of environmental degradation”, the protesters alleged that ground realities were not taken into consideration and the Government also did not take any steps to make available an affordable alternative to the traders before taken such a decision. “Both the traders and customers will have to face the consequences,” said Mr. Khandelwal.
He said that in the larger interest of the Capital it was a welcome move but the Government should also have made available a permanent alternative to plastic bags before issuing the directive. “The proposal for jute bags is a costly affair and eco-friendly paper bags are not easily available in the market and they are more costly,” said Mr. Khandelwal.
The traders offered help to the Government in installing “units for manufacturing eco-friendly paper bags or jute bags” with financial and technical assistance from the Government should the need arise.
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