30 shops inspected in 2 days, 450 challans issued
To tighten noose around violators, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has started intensive activities to enforce the single-use plastic ban strictly.
A team of CPCB officials has started a four-day inspection drive in different areas, including industrial areas, wholesale markets, local markets, and sabzi mandi, to nail down street vendors, flower sellers, and other shopkeepers using plastic items in Yamunanagar.
The CPCB started the inspections after it was found that despite the ban, the use of single-use plastic items continues unabated in the region, including Yamunanagar district.
According to information, the CPCB team, which was helped by the staff members of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board ( HSPCB), Yamunanagar, and Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri (MCYJ), started an inspection drive on December 27 here.
The team conducted inspections at 30 shops situated on Radaur Road, New Market, Khera Mohalla, Model Town, and other places in two days on December 27-28 and issued challans to six shopkeepers.
“A team headed by officials of the CPCB from the Chandigarh office — Amit Kumar Sagar and Subham Kumar — has been checking shops to stop the use of plastic items. Our staff members are also helping them in the checking work,” said Naresh Kumar, Assistant Environment Engineer of HSPCB, Yamunanagar.
He said the CPCB officials' team conducted inspections on December 27-28 but could not continue the work on December 29 due to the government holiday.
Govind Sharma, Sanitary Inspector, MCYJ, said, “Since the country banned single-use plastic items on July 1, 2022, two teams of Municipal Corporation, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri, have regularly conducted checks to stop the use of plastic. Our teams have issued challans to about 450 shopkeepers.”
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