Ranchi: In order to make Morhabadi Ground free of non-biodegradable waste and to make it a tobacco-free zone, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has started a special drive and has asked street vendors not to use plates, cups and other non-biodegradable products made of thermocol or plastic in their shops.
On Tuesday, as part of the special drive, a team of city managers, along with enforcement cell’s officials, went around Morhabadi directing the vendors to stop using plates, cups and other consumables made of plastic and thermocol.
Talking to TOI, deputy municipal commissioner (DMC) Rajnish Kumar said: “We have planned a series of drives to make the area in and around Morhabadi ground garbage-free. The most challenging part is to control the garbage generated at the food stalls. So we have asked the food stall owners to stop using any non-biodegradable items and switch to plates and bowls made of leaves.”
RMC has given two days’ time to the vendors to comply with the directions.
The civic body has also prepared a detailed plan to make the area tobacco-free as part of which the RMC teams will start working on ensuring that provisions of the COTPA act are complied with and banned tobacco products aren’t sold at the stalls.
A senior officer in the know-how of the plan said: “RMC has decided to set Morhabadi as an example of no-plastic zone and elimination of non-biodegradable waste is the first step. After this we will ensure that all tobacco-based substances, which have been banned by the state government, are not sold in the area.”
City DMC Kumar said: “Our focus is on Morhabadi area for now and once we are successful here we will be taking it to other parts of the city as well.”
On Tuesday, as part of the special drive, a team of city managers, along with enforcement cell’s officials, went around Morhabadi directing the vendors to stop using plates, cups and other consumables made of plastic and thermocol.
Talking to TOI, deputy municipal commissioner (DMC) Rajnish Kumar said: “We have planned a series of drives to make the area in and around Morhabadi ground garbage-free. The most challenging part is to control the garbage generated at the food stalls. So we have asked the food stall owners to stop using any non-biodegradable items and switch to plates and bowls made of leaves.”
RMC has given two days’ time to the vendors to comply with the directions.
The civic body has also prepared a detailed plan to make the area tobacco-free as part of which the RMC teams will start working on ensuring that provisions of the COTPA act are complied with and banned tobacco products aren’t sold at the stalls.
A senior officer in the know-how of the plan said: “RMC has decided to set Morhabadi as an example of no-plastic zone and elimination of non-biodegradable waste is the first step. After this we will ensure that all tobacco-based substances, which have been banned by the state government, are not sold in the area.”
City DMC Kumar said: “Our focus is on Morhabadi area for now and once we are successful here we will be taking it to other parts of the city as well.”
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