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PANAJI
In an action drive on Tuesday, Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) officials confiscated around 10 kg of plastic bags and levied a fine of Rs 15,000 on three vendors from Panaji Market.
“The CCP officials will continue with surprise checks and an intensified drive in the whole of Panaji city,” said CCP commissioner Vithal Chopdekar.
Chopdekar also informed that some vendors still have a big stock of plastic bags and cautioned these vendors against using th
PANAJI
In an action drive on Tuesday, Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) officials confiscated around 10 kg of plastic bags and levied a fine of Rs 15,000 on three vendors from Panaji Market.
“The CCP officials will continue with surprise checks and an intensified drive in the whole of Panaji city,” said CCP commissioner Vithal Chopdekar.
Chopdekar also informed that some vendors still have a big stock of plastic bags and cautioned these vendors against using th
ese bags.
CCP officials started its action drive early in the morning at 7 a.m.
The CCP market committee chairman Uday Madkaikar, CCP inspectors and supervisors conducted a surprise check.
A fish vendor, an ice distributor and a meat seller were caught using plastic to wrap their commodities and they were fined Rs 5000 each.
The Corporation of the City of Panaji had taken the decision to ban plastic in Panaji area from October 2.
In the initial stage, the Corporation of the City of Panaji created awareness amongst the vendors and distributed polypropylene bags as a substitute for plastic bags.
The issue of implementation of the plastic bag ban was discussed in the CCP councillors meeting on November 30 where opposition councillors criticised the Mayor for not implementing the plastic ban.
At the time, it was decided to take strict action on vendors using plastic bags with the strict implementation of the plastic ban from December 1.
Other municipalities in the State like Valpoi, Quepem, Mormugoa have banned the use and sale of plastic bags in their jurisdiction as well.
CCP officials started its action drive early in the morning at 7 a.m.
The CCP market committee chairman Uday Madkaikar, CCP inspectors and supervisors conducted a surprise check.
A fish vendor, an ice distributor and a meat seller were caught using plastic to wrap their commodities and they were fined Rs 5000 each.
The Corporation of the City of Panaji had taken the decision to ban plastic in Panaji area from October 2.
In the initial stage, the Corporation of the City of Panaji created awareness amongst the vendors and distributed polypropylene bags as a substitute for plastic bags.
The issue of implementation of the plastic bag ban was discussed in the CCP councillors meeting on November 30 where opposition councillors criticised the Mayor for not implementing the plastic ban.
At the time, it was decided to take strict action on vendors using plastic bags with the strict implementation of the plastic ban from December 1.
Other municipalities in the State like Valpoi, Quepem, Mormugoa have banned the use and sale of plastic bags in their jurisdiction as well.
