Odisha to become plastic free in two years says Patnaik

Odisha is going to be plastic-free in two years, announced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. It will start with a ban on plastic in select municipal corporation areas and the temple town of Puri applicable from October 2, which marks Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary.

Odisha’s major cities including state capital Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Samalpur and Rourkela will be the first to be adapting to the CM’s environment friendly announcement. The ban will then be extended, according to the SM’s office to the rest of the state over the two years.

Housing & Urban Development department and Panchayati raj department have been tasked to ensure it implementation while the Forest and Environment department is to monitor it. The CM, who has authored a book on medicinal plants and is known to love orchids, also appealed for all to plan a tree.