Plastic ban: NGT issues notice

The city government’s 2012 notification banning manufacture, sale and usage of plastic bags in Delhi has come under challenge, with the NGT on Monday seeking the response from the Centre, Delhi government and others on the matter. 

A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Delhi Govt, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Delhi Cantonment Board while seeking their reply before February 13, the next date of hearing. The Tribunal was hearing a plea by All India Plastic Industries Association and others challenging Delhi government’s October 23, 2012 notification.