Questions in Parliament on Plastics

On December 29, 2017, the Environment Ministry was asked if Cyclone Ockhi had dumped plastic debris along the coast, whether the government had data on the amount, and whether it had an emergency plan to tackle the issue. In his reply, MoS Mahesh Sharma said, “Ockhi Cyclone resulted in agglomeration of plastic debris along the coasts of Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Gujarat etc., particularly along the major beaches of Mumbai.

Plastic in India

According to a September 2017 report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which extrapolated data from 60 major cities, the country generates around 25,940 tonnes ....

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