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So plastic bags are clearly not made here. “Plastic usage enforcement in Ghaziabad has not been successful primarily because of a lack of enforcement mechanisms. In fact, the plastic ban was reinforced in January 2017, and the state government is now set to reimpose it once again, starting mid-July this year.“In Noida and Greater Noida, we have prevented any plastic bag manufacturer to start operations. To bring a 100% control on usage of plastic bags in Noida and Greater Noida, cross-border transfer of the same has to stop,” a senior official of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board told TOI.Some top district officials attributed the failure of the plastic ban to “lack of alternatives”. There is a need for carry bags at most retail shops and until a viable alternative is created, the usage of plastic bags cannot be stopped.”District magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, BN Singh, however, said that steady checks and fine impositions have been carried out in the district for the past several months..