08-05-2025
Buxar civic body cracks down on single-use plastic
Buxar: In a move to enforce the ban on single-use plastic, officials from the Buxar Nagar Parishad carried out raids on Thursday across multiple establishments in Gola Bazar and Thatheri Bazar in Buxar town.
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During the operation, at least 50kg of banned plastic materials were seized from various shops and fines totalling Rs 2,000 were officer Ashutosh Gupta said, "An intensive raid campaign was conducted in Gola Bazar and Thatheri Bazar with the aim of promoting environmental protection and cleanliness. The main objective of the campaign is to curb the use of single-use plastic and spread environmental awareness among local traders and citizens.""We conducted a thorough investigation of shops and business establishments in both markets," he added. "This campaign is an important step towards making the city free from plastic pollution under the
," Gupta said.H eappealed to residents and traders to discontinue the use of single-use plastic and to adopt
such as cloth or jute bags.
