Stop single-use plastic: CM

Giving a clarion call to avoid and stop single-use plastic, Pramod Sawant announced that the government would impose fines on the violators in the near future.
Speaking at the State level event organised to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's150th birth anniversary at Gandhi Chowk Old Goa, Sawant lamented that though Indians gained freedom under the leadership of Gandhiji.
We have started it with government offices, meetings and functions. But I want citizens to take the initiative and make this a mass movement through awareness," he said.
On the occasion, Chief Minister launched cloth bags, manufactured by the State Handicraft, Textile and Coir Department. The bags would be made available to the public as substitute to plastic bags.

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In near future, we will impose fines against use of single use plastic items, he stated.

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