Tag: Plastic Ban In Odisha

Koraput: While the government is fighting tooth and nail to curb use of polythene and make the State plastic-free, a self help group is not only in providing livelihood to the needy women but also leading the way in ensuring a sustainable environment. A self-help group in Parabeda area of Koraput district has taken up […]

Bhubaneswar: Get ready to say no to items made of plastics as the Odisha government is all set to impose a ban on the use of certain types of plastic products from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) in six cities of the State. A letter in this regard was issued by the State Forest and Environment […]

Bhubaneswar: The manufacture and use of polythene and certain plastic products will be off-limits in six cities of Odisha as the State Government has implemented a ban on the synthetic material in different phases from today marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The stricture will come to enforcement in six cities- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government’s ban on polythene seems to be a rule just on pen and paper as use of plastics in banned areas of the State, including the capital city of Bhubaneswar, continues. Though a majority of restaurants malls and foreign liquor shops are strictly adhering to the ban, roadside vendors continue to flout the […]

Bhubaneswar: Sambalpur Railway Station in Odisha was declared as No Plastic Zone from Wednesday, an official said. Sambalpur has become the second plastic free railway station in the country after Tirupati Railway Station, East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement. Officers of Sambalpur Railway Division led by Divisional Railway Manager Jaideep Gupta along with […]

Bhubaneswar: Ban on the use of single-use plastics will come into force across Odisha on occasion of Gandhi Jayanti tomorrow. According to reports, the State government will enforce the ban on manufacturing, selling, trading, importing, storing, carrying, transporting and distributing with help of single-use plastics in all cities of the State from tomorrow. Earlier, the […]