Our national parks and sanctuaries are not at all safe from this menace. Even the marine protected areas are under threat. Sixty major cities in India generated around 4,059 tonne of plastic waste per day in 2010-11, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Subhash K Malkhed, additional conservator of forests in Karnataka, said though plastic was banned in reserve forest areas, some plastic waste inevitably found its way in. Of course, plastic waste has reduced drastically but it is impossible to check every vehicle.

Source: Hindustan Times October 09, 2019 18:21 UTC