KANPUR: Eight teams of district administration on Wednesday seized 55 kg of polythene in the city and collected Rs 75,000 as fine District magistrate Vijay Vishwas Pant , along with additional district magistrate (city) Satish Pal and city magistrate Vaibhav Mishra also raided several shops in Collectorganj and Nayaganj markets and seized polythene which was below 50 micron.The DM told the shopkeepers and businessmen that selling polythene below 50 microns was an offence as it had been banned by the government in the entire state. He appealed to the shopkeepers to make the market a polythene free zone. The teams also conducted an awareness campaign against use of polythene.Dairy and confectionery shops were raided in Kidwai Nagar area and around 1.700 kg polythene was seized from the dairy and around 400 gms from confectionery shop. A fine of Rs 10,000 was collected from each shop.Meanwhile, several polythene manufacturers met the DM and apprised him of the problems being faced by them in the wake of ban on polythene. The DM told them that he was complying with the orders of state government. "Everybody knows about the hazards of polythene, therefore, it is in their interest not to manufacture polythene below 55 micron", the DM said.It may be mentioned that 35 kg polythene was seized from various parts of the city on Tuesday and Rs. 46,000 was collected as fine. City magistrate Vaibhav Mishra said if polythene is found in hotels, restaurants, business complexes, educational institutions, offices, or shops, a fine to the tune of Rs 1000 would be imposed.According to Kanpur Municipal Corporation (KMC) sources, accumulation of garbage in the city has reduced to some extent after ban on polythene.

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