Bureaucratic lethargy and the lack of political will have led to a situation where the Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) and the city district government Karachi (CDGK) appear to have virtually lost the battle against polythene bags that was energetically launched over a year ago. Environmentalists accuse the environmental and health safety watchdogs of having made too many compromises.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-fails-take-action-under-plastic-bags-ban
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/dawn-pakistan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karachi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sindh