Karachi, August 08, 2019 (PPI-OT): The Government of Sindh has banned the plastic bags throughout the Sindh Province with immediate effect from October 1, 2019. This has been announced by the Spokesman and Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Law, Environment and Coastal Development, Barrister Murtaza Wahab here today. Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that there will be a complete ban upon the sale, manufacture and use of plastic bags throughout the Sindh Province.
He said that that the decision has been taken by the Department of Environment, Sindh. barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the Government has started a campaign about the plastic bags among the masses and in this connection cloth bags have been distributed among the people at Teen Talwar, Clifton. The general public commended the decision of Department of Environment. Advisor to Chief Minister said that the cloth bags will be distributed at different areas of the city. The object of the distribution is to prohibit the use of plastic bags among the masses.
The Advisor asked the general public of the Sindh province to cooperate with the Sindh Government in this campaign adding that the factories and shops of plastic bags should also cooperate with the Government. Barrister Murtaza Wahab asked the media to also play its due role for this campaign. He said that the use of plastic bags is already banned and we have to apply this decision throughout the province. He said that after the violators will be dealt with according to the Law after 1st October 2019 and after the ban period action will be taken against the sellers, manufacturers and users of plastic bags. Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the plastic bags are one the reason environmental pollution. The fifty percent of rain nallas are choked due to the plastic bags, he concluded.
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