Bandipora: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora Sajad Hussain Friday convened a meeting of senior officers of Police, Revenue and Municipal Committees to discuss the measures to check use of polythene in the District.
The DDC sought suggestions from the officers and after threadbare discussion action plan was framed to make Bandipora polythene free.
The meeting decided that a vigorous public awareness campaign against polythene menace would be initiated across the length and breadth of District. While as Tehsildars and executive officers Municipal Committees were directed to convene meetings at their respective jurisdictions with traders and senior citizens and educate them about ill effects of polythene.
It was also given out that wholesale dealers of polythene will be asked to surrender the polythene stock before police as a goodwill gesture towards society or face the stern action as per the law.
The Assistant Commissioner Revenue has been nominated as a Nodal Officer to check the progress of polythene restriction.
The meeting also decided that the government employees working in Mini Secretariat shall avoid carrying of polythene bags especially in the premises of Mini Secretariat.
The DDC on the occasion stressed on the officers to ensure the sustainable and well-organised mechanism and devise procedures proactively to ensure complete restriction on the use of polythene in the District.
