The ban is being imposed on common citizens and many traders have already been heavily fined. Therefore, there is a heavy use of packaged water from the canteen, said sources.The dustbins are placed outside the toilets on each floor, including outside the offices of CM Devendra Fadnavis, environment minister Ramdas Kadam and all ministers.Cleaning and sweeping work has been given to a private company in Mantralaya. “Ban on the use of plastic bags given to customers and China Green Wall planters Suppliers used by the public continues,” said Ramdas Kadam, Maharashtra environment minister.Plastic bags are also being used at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and at other railway stations and government offices.The minister stated that this will be effective from Thursday, 28th June.
The sweepers say that they have not received any instructions on plastic usage.Mumbai: A ban on plastic has been imposed across the state, but plastic bags are still being used in the Mantralaya for dustbins and other purposes.Big plastic bags are being used in the offices of ministers and secretaries to store documents, files and other items.Though plastic water bottles are allowed, they are in use on a large scale as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, all ministers, secretaries and deputy secretaries prefer to provide water in bottles than in a glass to guests.. He added that plastic and thermocol used by manufacturing companies, materials used in hospitals like saline bottles etc are exmpted from the ban.Although the government is very keen on the implementation of the plastic ban across the state, Mantralaya employees have not yet implemented it. But government ministers, officials and others are have not implemented the ban yet. Dustbin plastic bags have been banned, yet they are being used daily in the Mantralaya.The Railways and other government offices are also not strictly implementing the plastic ban even though action has been initiated against traders.Grocers can use bags nowFollowing the hue and cry over the plastic ban by retailers, Maharashtra environment minister Ramdas Kadam has relaxed the ban for general stores and grocery stores which sell loose products like oil, rice, sugar, etc in retail packaging on Wednesday
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