Summary:
CUTTACK: Polythene carry bags continue to flood Cuttack with residents and traders having scant regard to the ban imposed by the state government on October 2. "People still prefer plastic carry bags here to carry goods. According to sources, lack of awareness and inadequate steps for implementation of the ban order are to blame. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has seized five quintals of polythene from shops since October 2. The civic conditions worsen during the monsoon because of plastic waste litter.At present, the city generates 350 metric tonnes of solid waste every day out of which nearly 25% is polythene..