On the fifth day of ‘BRICS Sustainable Lifestyle Week’ on 5 November, Bundi Municipal Council organised a large public‑awareness rally urging a ban on single‑use plastic for environmental protection
During the rally the council team informed residents and shopkeepers about the harmful effects of plastic bags and other single‑use plastic items
Key points of the rally
The council appealed to citizens to help keep the environment clean and green and to stop using single‑use plastic completely
As an alternative, the public was urged to use cloth or jute bags
Prominent officials present
Assistant Engineer Dinesh Kumar Meena, Junior Engineer Durgesh Sharma, Sanitation Inspector Rajkumar Sangle and several staff members and local citizens attended the rally
Background
According to Prabhat Khabar, similar single‑use‑plastic action drives were conducted in Ramgarh and Gopalganj, where shopkeepers were caught selling prohibited polythene and single‑use plastic was seized from markets
During those drives shopkeepers were informed about plastic’s harmful effects and urged to switch to cloth, jute and paper bags