Viewing to curb pollution and save grids of it's hazards, India decides to ban import of plastic waste from August 2019

New Delhi, June 25: Listing out the steps to curb pollution, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday moved up banning import of plastic waste from August 2019. “About 20,000 tonnes of plastic wastes get generated every day in the country and out of that only 13,000-14000 tonnes are collected”, he said while replying to a query in the Upper House.

 

"We have taken a decision to ban imports of plastic waste from August 2019," Javadekar said highlighting various steps taken by the government to protect environment and control air pollution.

 

 

“Through school nursery, children are taught to grow trees. After the successful pilot projects, the government is taking up this on a large scale. That apart, the government has taken a decision on fencing urban forest area and then converting them into forest with people’s participation”, he diligently added.

 

Javadekar further highlighted that number of steps have been taken to curb air pollution in the national capital, including development of expressways to prevent 60,000 trucks entering into the city. In reply to another query related to violation of norms by some state governments for widening of roads, the minister asked the member to write a letter regarding this and promised immediate action.

 

"These estimates are, however, based on models, simulations and extrapolations. Though air pollution is one of the triggering factors for respiratory ailments and associated diseases, there are no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death or disease exclusively due to air pollution," he signed off.