Plastic bags to be banned from June 15

All drains to be cleaned before monsoon rains

KARACHI:

Plastic bags are one of the major reasons for the blockage of storm drains and the use of plastic bags will be completely banned from June 15, said Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab.

"Citizens should cooperate with KMC for this purpose. Cleaning of all small and big drains of the city will be completed before monsoon rains," he said. The Administrator said this while inspecting the drain cleaning work in Machar Colony, Keamari District on Sunday.

The cleaning work is being carried out on 28 drains of Karachi by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and Sindh Solid Waste Management Board.

"Large plastic bags are stuck in the drains along with solid waste, which is one of the major reasons for the blockage of drains," he said while appealing to the citizens to cooperate with institutions and refrain from using polythene bags.

The Administrator said, "The cooperation of the citizens is very important, while efforts are made to ensure that the citizens do not face any difficulties during the season of monsoon". Wahab exhorted citizens to use reusable bags made of cloth. He said, “we need to prove that we are responsible citizens in order to get rid of our problems.”

 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2022.