Polythene banned
Delhi takes stringent steps
the Delhi High Court has asked the state government to ban the use of plastic bags in all shopping centres and to come up with a notification in this regard.
The government in 2005 issued a ban on the use of non-degradable polythene. But it was not effectively implemented. In 2007, following a petition by Tapas, a Delhi-based ngo, the court set up a committee to look into the health hazards caused by the use of polythene bags. Based on the committee
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