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Despite ban, use of polythene witnessed rampantly in Samba 9/19/2015 11:37:22 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report Vijaypur, Sept 19: The use of polythene bags is rampant in the city despite the ban imposed by the state government keeping in view the major risk to the environment by the polythene which has become a Herculean task for the civic agencies to clean the city littered with poly-bags. Although knowing the fact that these plastic bags are inimical to the environmental, residents and shopkeepers are not willing to put a stop to it. The use of plastic bags is not only dangerous to the aquatic life in local water bodies but it is also hazardous for human health. The sewerage pipes get choked with polythene bags as they are non biodegradable and cause sewage to overflow, thus becoming an abode of hepatitis, diarrhea and gastrointestinal ailments. Besides this the stray cattle are often seen feeding on heaps of garbage dumped in polythene bags causing health hazards to domestic cattle in area where life is mainly dependent on agricultural and cattle related sector. According officials in concerned department, "The use of polythene was banned in the state through SRO-182 issued by the state government on June 18, 2008 under the Jammu and Kashmir Non-Biodegradable material (Management, Handling and Disposal) Act, 2007, but the use of polythene bags is going on unabated." "Customers don't bring their own bags and ask us for polythene bags. If we stop providing it, our business suffers," a shopkeeper said while justifying use of polythene bags. A local briefly said the government needs to take it seriously for it was a serious issue and should be dealt strictly as it was playing havoc with the sewerage system in the city.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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