The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change has issued a notification, banning the manufacturing, importing, storing, distributing, selling, and usage of single-use plastics since July 1, 2022, under Rule 4(2) of the amended Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The civic body has appealed to citizens to celebrate Holi with natural colours and avoid wasting water. It appealed not to cut trees, avoid the use of plastic balloons, and chemical colours, and save water for Holi.