Complete ban on use of polythene in all national monuments from Oct 2: Tourism Minister

Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said there will be a complete ban on use of polythene in all national monuments and tourist destinations from 2nd October. He told PTI in New Delhi Friday that in an initiative to carry forward the Swachh Bharat Mission, the government chose the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to impose this



ban.

The Minister said the trial phase of the initiative will be launched immediately. He however,clarified that plastic bottles would not be banned but tourists would be asked to place them in the recycle container at the tourists destinations. The ban would be applicable to the protected zone or 100-m radius of the monuments.