General

Goa government to ban plastic items from offices

NewsGram Desk
indiatoday.intoday.in

Panaji: Plastic cups and other plastic cutlery will soon be banned from Goa government offices and programmes conducted by the state government.

'A circular to the effect will be issued later this week', a senior government official said and added that the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar had given his consent to the move at a meeting of the Goa State Environment Protection Council called on Monday at the Raj Bhavan.

Goa Governor Mridula Sinha is the chairperson of the council.

"The governor during the meeting had suggested that the eco-friendly move would help drive home the message of cutting down on the use of plastic, as far as government employees are concerned.

"The Chief Minister has accepted the suggestion and assured the Governor that a formal circular to the effect would be issed this week," said the official, who was present at the meeting.

"To begin with, plastic cups, spoons and other forms of cutlery will be banned from use. More and more plastic and environment-unfriendly items will be added to the ban-list," the official said.

(IANS)

China Irked on India's Involvement in Dalai Lama succession, Issues warning

How Longwala reimagined rural governance

Flexport CEO criticizes PM Modi’s GST Claim, Calls It “Useless Paperwork”

Peak flows in India’s Ganges river basin plummeting

How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate?