Despite the heavy pressure from the “plastic lobby”, the Delhi government has notified the blanket ban on plastic bags. A senior Delhi government official on Thursday confirmed that the notification regarding blanket ban had been issued on October 23.
“The ban had been notified on October 23 and the process of implementation of the decision is on. Very soon Delhi will become the first plastic bags free state,” the official said.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/govt-notifies-ban-plastic-bags
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
