The state government implemented its plastic ban policy from June 23 last year. The reason was that these plastic bags form the bulk of floating material in nullahs, leading to clogging and subsequent flooding. The slum dwellers dump their daily garbage in plastic bags, while we spend crores of rupees to clean them," said Rajul Patel, corporator from Jogeshwari. Plastic bags might not be visible in silts, but the havoc they wreak can be witnessed during monsoons, during a flood. Thus, the nuisance of plastic bags is not felt here," said Rais Shaikh, a corporator from Samajwadi Party.

Source: dna May 28, 2019 00:56 UTC