The Hindu 19.11.2011
VMC to act tough on sale of plastic bags
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation officials have
threatened to take serious action against the shops and commercial
organisations if they continue to sell plastic carry bags. The officials
said that though warnings were issued in the past, the shops were
continuing to provide carry bags in violation of the prohibitory orders.
Health
officials of VMC under the instructions of Municipal Commissioner G.
Ravi Babu inspected several shops at Rajiv Gandhi Flower Market, bus
station and Benz Circle. They seized huge stocks of plastic bags after
they found some shop owners selling carry bags which had thickness in
violation of the rules (40 microns).
Assistant
medical officer Z. Srinivasa Rao said that many shop owners were
punished with penalties and fines but there was no change in the use of
carry bags.
From now on, the officials would conduct surprise checks at regular intervals and see that the problem is completely solved.
The
officials also pulled up some shop owners for selling carry bags which
were not having enough quality and the owners were asked to use cloth
bags in place of plastic to meet the environmental-friendly guidelines.
Sanitary supervisor Ramamohana Rao, sanitary inspectors and others were
present.