No more samosas or pakoras wrapped in newspapers in Bhopal

Used to getting pakoras or bhel puri wrapped in old newspapers from the local outlets?

It may no longer be the case in Bhopal, where food outlets have been asked to furnish an undertaking that they will not wrap or serve eatables to customers in newspapers.

The campaign was launched by Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania on Monday, who said the aim is to stop the unhygienic practice of serving or wrapping of eatables like samosas, poha etc in newspapers.


"An undertaking will be sought from food vendors that they will not indulge in the unhygienic practice of using newspapers for storing or serving food items,” PTI quoted Lavania as saying.

Pamphlets will be distributed to restaurants and other food outlets to create awareness about the campaign. The district administration will set up a system for the redressal of food-related complaints.

There will also be a campaign to to improve the eating habits of students.

Inspections will be carried out in mess premises of government and non-government hostels. A complaint box will be kept in hostels, and students will be encouraged to bring to notice any complaint related to food.