A raid, jointly conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
(TNPCB) and Vellore Corporation, at the market and main commercial areas
in the city led to the seizure of 1,015 kg of poor quality plastic.

The
team, led by the District Environmental Engineer Kamaraj from TNPCB and
City Health Officer in-charge Murugan from the Vellore Corporation,
conducted checks at Long Bazaar, Anna Bazaar, Chunnmabu Kara Street and
Commissary Bazaar in Vellore.

City Health Officer in-charge
Murugan said several meetings with merchant organisations, wholesale and
retail dealers of plastics were held, and they were advised against
selling poor quality plastics.

They were given time to stop
selling the plastics that was below 40 microns. However, there were
complaints that poor quality plastics were still available in the city.

Plastics
that did not bear the permission number of the Tamil Nadu Pollution
Control Board and that measured below 40 microns were seized.

Murugan
also advised the public, who have been using poor quality plastics, to
hand over the products at the recycling unit of the Vellore Corporation
at Gandhi Nagar, in Katpadi. This plastic would be used for laying
roads, he added.