DC enforces plastic ban in East Khasi Hills

Aiming at making the tourist destinations in the district clean and presentable, the District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills has issued an order prohibiting the use of polythene bags with a thickness of less than 40 microns in the district. The objective is to restraint the spread of plastic wastes in all tourist destinations in the district. This order comes into force with immediate effect.

The order has been issued in the light of reports received from different sectors that indiscriminate disposal of used plastic in various forms is profusely taking place in tourist spots within the district. Accumulation of plastic wastes in these areas was increasing in an alarming rate and has become an eyesore and a nuisance to the residents and tourists. This has adversely affected the scenic and aesthetic beauty of popular tourist landmarks.

In his ruling, East Khasi Hills DC PS Dkhar said, “We want to make the tourist spots presentable so that people who visit the spots will find them clean.”

Currently, Lady Hydari Park in Shillong is the only plastic free tourist spot in the city.