Plastic Bags are recklessly being used in Siliguri. To curb this menace, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation Board of Administrators held a meeting with the market committees and decided to stop the use of plastic carry bags.
SMC Administrator Goutam Deb said that the use of plastic carry bags should be stopped in all the markets. Goutam Deb added “Strict steps will be taken against anyone caught violating the rules”.
Siliguri Times has also been circulating news to aware the people to stop the use of plastic bags. On July 12, Siliguri Times covered an exclusive programme to discontinue the use of poly bags on Paper Bag Day.