Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre ordered the forest department to make Chamundi Hills free from plastic with one use.
The Minister in the written directive of another main secretary of the Ministry of Forest and the Environment said that Chamundi Hills were visited by Lakhs people during Ashada on Friday and within the month Ashada.
Therefore, the use of one use plastic should be avoided to ensure that the environment does not have any negative impact on the environment, the minister said. Instruction to the authorities to ensure that in the period of Ashada no shops on the hill use plastic bags.
The forest department was ordered to take the district administration and the local police in confidence in the execution of the directives.
The prohibition extends to the use of plastic objects with one use, such as bags, plastic boards, cups, spoons, water bottles, etc. On a hill.
Published – 23 June 2025 20:06
