Uttarakhand to ban use of polythene from July 31
On the occasion of World Environment Day on Tuesday, Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat announced a blanket ban on polythene starting July 31. Polythene wholesalers will be asked to finish their polythene stocks by the given date, he said. "A statewide campaign will be launched to sensitise the people to the environmental and ecological damages caused by polythene," he added. 