GUWAHATI: Taking note of the 45th World Environment Day’s theme ‘beat plastic pollution’ and the burgeoning plastic menace, numerous states have initiated plastic ban.
Joining the bandwagon, Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has decided to make two of its markets, as plastic free zones.
GMC Commissioner, Monalisa Goswami said that initially Uzan Bazar and Kachari Ghat markets are being targeted and few months down the line, rest of the markets will also be covered.
The campaign to make the city’s markets plastic-free zones started on June 1.
To give the campaign a fillip, on June 5, which is observed as World Environment Day, GMC distributed cloth bags made by self-help groups to vendors and shopkeepers.
While some bags were distributed for free, others were purchased by vendors and citizens. A total of 400-500 bags were distributed.