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The rally witnessed placards and signboards suggesting affordable alternatives to plastic. more-inTuesday morning began with cheer and enthusiasm as 300 students from Solamalai College of Engineering marched from Raja Mutthiah Mandram to Gandhi Museum here educating the public on plastic ban. Deputy Corporation Commissioner P.
Manivannan, who flagged off the rally, said that more such awareness campaigns were central to implementation of the State-wide plastic ban scheduled to begin on January 1, 2019. We see tanks, roads and dustbins choked with plastic causing problems for our future generations. If we create more awareness of the concept of source segregation and provide alternatives to plastic bags, straws and plates (single use plastic), we can do our part in saving the earth,” he said..