SDMC intensifies action agansit plastic use

NEW DELHI: SDMC's South Zone has intensified its action against plastic use. 170 show rooms and shops and 30 eateries in the mall have decided not to use 100 kg plastic on daily basis. This will make more than 36500 kg plastic out of use in one year.

SDMC and Select City Mall on Saturday an MoU to make anti plastic movement a grand success. Under this MoU, the Mall will launch a mass awareness programme in District Centre Saket, nearby markets and Khokhas. The mall will also distribute bags made of jute and clothes and launch forceful campaigns throughout the year with its own budget.

In an event in Saket Mall, the Chief Guest and local MP, Ramesh Bidhuri stated that for ensuring a better future of the next generations, it become imperative to first of all ban single use plastic in Delhi. The indiscriminate use of plastic has been resulting in the out- break of cancer like fatal disease and plastic left over in the sewers has been creating obstacles in the smooth flow of water and sewer hence generation of large quantity of Co2.

He requested Delhi CM to understand the gravity of plastic use and its ill effects and come forward to announce a blanket ban on single use plastic since it is posing a danger to entire humanity. Mayor Sunita Kangra stressed upon the need to work on the 4 Rs- Reduce, Recycle, Reduce and refuse in order to eliminate plastic at the earliest.