Dimapur, June 27 (EMN): The Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) on Monday informed the public that single-use plastic items are totally banned in its jurisdiction, in pursuance to the circular of the Urban Development department issued earlier last month. The government of Nagaland had imposed a total ban on plastic items in 2019 but its implementation was disrupted by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The DMC has once again notified ‘all the shop keepers, business establishments, open vendors, banquet halls, religious institutions, hotels, restaurants and offices that all single-use plastics are banned within its jurisdiction with immediate effect’. The failure to comply with the ban will attract a fine of INR 2000 and may even lead to cancellation of trade license, informed the circular issued by DMC Administrator Albert Ezung. Single-use plastic products that are banned in DMC jurisdiction: Earbuds with plastic sticks Plastic flags Plastic sticks for balloons Ice-cream sticks Cand
Staff Reporter Garbage thrown by pedestrians, houses and shop owners virtually everywhere except at designated places has emerged as the biggest hurdle in keeping the commercial hub of the State clean.Confirming this to Nagaland Post, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) administrator Albert Ezung said “behavioural wastes” were largely avoidable, provided an efficient refuse collection service was […]