50kg single-use plastic seized from Noida market
Noida:
Noida Authority
conducted a drive in D-Block market in Sector 56 and seized around 50 kg of single-use plastic. Officials said shopkeepers who are found using single-use plastic again will face penalties.
SP Singh, general manager (public health), Noida Authority, said, "We have been taking all possible steps to enforce the ban on single-use plastic and to regulate the use of plastic. We are conducting campaigns in Noida to control single-use plastic," he said. He urged residents to carry cloth bags to the markets.
Over the years, Noida climbed steadily in the Swachh Survekshan rankings - moving from 324th position in 2018 to 150th in 2019 and 25th in 2020 among cities or urban local bodies (ULBs) with a population of 3 lakh to 10 lakh. In 2021, it was ranked fourth; in 2022, it bagged the fifth spot. In 2022, Noida was also adjudged the best self-sustainable medium city (3 lakh to 10 lakh category).
In the 2023 survey, Noida was declared the cleanest city in Uttar Pradesh. At the national level, it obtained the 14th rank out of 446 cities or ULBs in the 1-10 lakh population category.
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