“We have been taking action as per the earlier notification. We haven’t received any official correspondence regarding plastic laminated articles. We cannot say whether these newly added items are part of already seized plastic but we will start taking action after official communication,” said Sunita Joshi, chief officer, Shops and Establishments Department. 

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been taking action against banned plastic products from July 1 and has surveyed over 16,000 shops. “We seized around 600 kg of banned items and took action against 154 shops or establishments that refused to pay fines,” said an official from the Shops and Establishment Department. So far, a total of Rs 7.6 lakh has been collected as fine.

Action taken so far

16,198 No. shops/establishment visited
154 Cases filed against shops/establishment
597 kg Plastic products seized
Rs 7.6 lakh Fine collected