Use of plastic bags banned in Hunza

Published April 16, 2019
The decision is taken in light of implications of plastic bags usage on environmental and human health. — AFP/File
The decision is taken in light of implications of plastic bags usage on environmental and human health. — AFP/File

GILGIT: The use of plastic shopping bags has been banned in Hunza in order to prevent environmental degradation.

According to a notice issued by Hunza district administration on Monday, Gilgit-Baltistan Environmental Protection Agency (GBEPA) and Hunza district administration decided to impose ban on use of plastic bags in the district.

The decision was taken in light of implications of plastic bags usage on environmental and human health, it said.

The notice warned shopkeepers and people dealing in plastic bags to end already existing stock of such bags till April 20, as after the date, manufacture, sale, purchase and their usage would be considered a crime, the notice said.

The district administration advised people and businesses community to use bags made from paper and clothing.

Meanwhile, the district administration has also started an awareness campaign in this regard by displaying notices at various points with the messages ‘say no to plastic bags, avoid use of plastic bags to save future coming generations’.

Meanwhile, GB chief secretary Mohammad Khurram Agha inaugurated Kharfaq Irrigation and Land Development (ILD) Project in Ganche district on Monday.

Published in Dawn, April 16th, 2019

Opinion

Editorial

Kurram atrocity
Updated 22 Nov, 2024

Kurram atrocity

It would be a monumental mistake for the state to continue ignoring the violence in Kurram.
Persistent grip
22 Nov, 2024

Persistent grip

PAKISTAN has now registered 50 polio cases this year. We all saw it coming and yet there was nothing we could do to...
Green transport
22 Nov, 2024

Green transport

THE government has taken a commendable step by announcing a New Energy Vehicle policy aiming to ensure that by 2030,...
Military option
Updated 21 Nov, 2024

Military option

While restoring peace is essential, addressing Balochistan’s socioeconomic deprivation is equally important.
HIV/AIDS disaster
21 Nov, 2024

HIV/AIDS disaster

A TORTUROUS sense of déjà vu is attached to the latest health fiasco at Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. The largest...
Dubious pardon
21 Nov, 2024

Dubious pardon

IT is disturbing how a crime as grave as custodial death has culminated in an out-of-court ‘settlement’. The...