Andhra Pradesh Plastic Manufacturers' Association has decided to oppose the total ban on plastic carry bags. Its chairman, Mr V. Anil Reddy, said they will go to the High Court against the unilateral decision of the GHMC
Plastic covers manufacturers will be approaching the high court today on complete ban of plastic bags in hyderabad municipality by GHMC.The manufacturers say that the Govt of India has ordered that the plastic bags below 40 microns can only be banned.
More than five lakh families are directly and indirectly for their livelihood on the industry of plastic bag, he said, and producers have invested crores rupees in factories producing plasticbags. “GHMC not consulted plastic carry bag manufacturers before the decision. In April, the Standing Committee passes a resolution GHMC prohibit plastic bags we carry and invited for discussions. Time given for us to stop the manufacture of plastic bags is carried out is only two months. GHMC has not showed any activity or commercial alternative, once we stop manufacturing bags, he said.
Plastic manufacturers said they are willing to cooperate with the Government and the GHMC for improvement of the environment, but the ban on all levels of the plastic carrybags not Micron solutions. Sanjay Agarwal, plastic manufacturer said: “the used plastic carry bags use in laying roads together with bitumen. If the Government discharges its duties properly, you can find hundreds of ways to deal with a plastic carry bags, “he said.
Gutka Manufacturers Hail Supreme Court Move to Make them Party to Hearing
After the Supreme Court today allowed manufacturers of chewable tobacco products like gutka to become party to the hearing of a plea against their sale in plastic sachets, tobacco manufacturers and traders here said the move will allow them to present their side in the court.
"The apex court has given opportunity to the manufactures to put their side during the hearing by making them a party to it," Rakesh Agrawal, president of the pan masala traders and general stores, said.
"We will tell the court that we are not violating any of its orders and are complying with the same by not selling chewable tobacco products in plastic sachets," Agrawal said.
He said by the next hearing on July 20, the manufacturers will decide their stand and will also represent labourers employed by the gutka industry before the court.
There are 20 major gutka manufacturers in the city who have around 300 machines for manufacturing the pan masala.
"After the plastic ban by the Supreme Court, all traders of chewable tobacco products in the city submitted notices to the Central Excise Department from March 1 to 15. They have given their closure notices to the Department informing that no manufacturing work is being carried out by any of their machines. The manufacturers have to pay Rs12.5 lakh to the excise department for a single machine," he said.
With around 400 manufacturers, Kanpur is considered the hub of chewable tobacco products. The annual turnover which by supplying gutka and other related products to other parts of the country is Rs400 crore.
There are 70 to 80 companies who manufacture plastic sachets where 15,000 labourers work but they are jobless since the past two months due to the ban.
The Supreme Court today allowed several civil societies and manufacturers of non-smoking, chewing tobacco products like gutka to become a party to the hearing of a plea against their sale in plastic sachets
The Mayor of Hyderabad has announced that the ban on the usage of plastic in the city will come in to effect from July 1. A month long awareness campaign is being held in the city by GHMC by pasting posters, banners and also through audio-visual media to home. The ban will include manufacture, usage and even storage of plastic bags irrespective of microns. An appeal has made to citizens and businessmen to use more eco-friendly products such as cloth and jute bags.
Apart from being threat to the environment, these plastic bags are causing an obstruction to the smooth flow of drainage water and excess rain water. This is leading to wastage of crores of rupees on cleaning these nalas every year by GHMC.
A meeting was held with retailers, hoteliers and other businessmen to discuss about successful implementation of this step. Some of the businessmen suggested implementation of ban phase wise for successful implementation.
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