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MCC officials seize 500 kg of banned plastic bags

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March 5, 2012

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Mangalore, March 5: Mangalore City Corporation teams on Monday raided on several plastic carry bag dealers under the instructions of Commissioner.

The raid was conducted by two separate teams. The team headed by Manjunath R Shetty, Environmental Engineer, MCC comprised of Sanitation Inspectors Santhosh, Karunakar and sanitation supervisor Raja. It covered Central Market, Bunder, Bibi Alibi road, Kadri market. The other team was headed by S N Bhat, AHO. Sanitation inspectors Babu Mallanna, Bharath, Sushanth, Ramu and Nirmala were part of the team.

Around 500 Kg of banned plastic carry bags were seized during the raid on Thalash Plastics, Amarnath Traders, Pompei Plastics and Cool Cotton.

Some of the vegetable vendors in central market, flower vendors and foot path traders near State Bank, vendors in fish market were also using the banned plastic carry bags. They were penalized. Total of 17 offenders have been penalized, said a release from MCC.

As the team approached the Thalash plastic whole-sale dealer, shop worker was found stealthily moving a gunny bag with plastic carry bags which was seized and the shop has been penalized.




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