Many grocery shops in Bombay have started demanding money for plastic bags. Apna Bazar in Andheri West demands Rs 3 per plastic bag. This has led to a large number of people bringing cloth and jute bags to the shop. I hear it's the same across the city. This will go a long way in helping the environment.
For starters, it's plastic bags that choke gutters and storm water drains and end up making our beaches dirty. This charge will automatically help make the city and its beaches a lot cleaner and reduce flooding in the monsoons.
I won't call for an outright ban on plastic bags like in the Nilgiris, but I would have to mention at the same time that banning plastics and imposing a fine of Rs 20,000 has been one of the best decisions that the authorities in Ooty took. The level of cleanliness in the Nilgiri Hills is something to write home about.
For starters, it's plastic bags that choke gutters and storm water drains and end up making our beaches dirty. This charge will automatically help make the city and its beaches a lot cleaner and reduce flooding in the monsoons.
I won't call for an outright ban on plastic bags like in the Nilgiris, but I would have to mention at the same time that banning plastics and imposing a fine of Rs 20,000 has been one of the best decisions that the authorities in Ooty took. The level of cleanliness in the Nilgiri Hills is something to write home about.
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