HC asks Collectors to strictly enforce plastic ban at two hill stations
The Hindu
Court wants to know availability of infrastructure, manpower at check points
The Madras High Court has directed the Collectors of Dindigul, Coimbatore and The Nilgiris to keep strict vigil at the entry points to Kodaikanal and Udhagamandalam and ensure that banned use-and-throw plastic products do not get into the hill stations. It also ordered installation of plastic shredders at the check points and sufficient number of drinking water dispensers for the benefit of tourists.
Passing interim orders on a batch of writ petitions, a Bench of Justices V. Bharathidasan and N. Sathish Kumar directed the Dindigul Collector to file a report by March 11 detailing the manpower and infrastructure provided on Batlagundu and Palani Ghat Roads, which were entry points to reach Kodaikanal, for seizing and destroying banned plastic products.
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