Task Force to phase out single use plastics in Union Territory
The Hindu
The task force will also work towards the effective implementation of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the Union Territory, a press note said
Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has accorded approval for the constitution of a Special Task Force to phase out single-use plastics (SUP) and for the effective implementation of the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The Task Force would be headed by the Chief Secretary at the UT level and by District Collectors, Puducherry/Karaikal at the District level and Regional Administrators Mahe/Yanam at regional levels, as Chairpersons.More Related News
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