Year after ban, Mumbai’s civic body fails to reduce use of plastic

June 21, 2019

A year after the Maharashtra government introduced a statewide plastic ban, its implementation by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in the city seems to have lost momentum: Markets are once again flooded with single-use plastic, the civic body has still not started fining errant customers, and BMC’s ‘blue squads’ – in charge of raiding shops – have virtually disappeared from the streets.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/year-after-ban-mumbai-s-civic-body-fails-to-reduce-use-of-plastic/story-68MlzDRdqVnzHysj8QFHJP.html

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/civic/a-year-on-plastic-ban-a-total-failure-in-city/articleshow/69882863.cms

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