Foundation Day: BDA to ban plastic from Sept 1

The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to ban plastic in its main office, parks and BDA market complexes across the city from September 1 on the occasion of its 36th Foundation Day.

Right inside the office at Akash Sobha Building on Sachivalaya Marg of BDA drinking water fountains would be in place on each floor from September 1. As per the decision made by the authority, there will be no use of plastic folders and instead only paper or cloth folders to be used during meetings. No plastic bottles to be used during meetings as well.

In order to educate people on the plastic menace in parks, IEC activities will be organised to sensitise people through the help of NGOs working with BDA.

If anyone is found to use plastic inside parks, he/she will be fined. Recognised morning walkers association and park goers’ associations will be requested to implement the no plastic’ ban.

Planning Member of BDA would ensure that plastic would not be used in structures getting building plan approval.

BDA will form squads to check use of plastic and drive inside parks and market complexes.

In order to make the citizens act more and actively on the “no to plastic” activities, reverse vending machines will be installed in parks for collection of empty bottles.