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EDP crack down on shopping bags, seizes 1270 kg plastic bags in Punjab

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MULTAN: The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) seized 1270 kilogram shopping bags of thickness less than 75 microns, banned by the Punjab government.

EPD Assistant Director Hameed Akhtar said on Sunday, September 01,  that teams of the department conducted inspections of 871 various shops from June 5 up till now.

He further said the teams imposed a total fine of Rs 10,000 on the shopkeepers for violation of the ban.

The teams were doing inspections daily to enforce the provincial government orders as plastic also contributes to environmental pollution, he added.

Hameed Akhtar further said the department was striving hard to provide a pollution-free environment to citizens and all possible steps were being taken in this regard.

Staff Reporter

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