Find solution for plastic pouches: Maha to milk producers
The Maharashtra government on Monday gave milk producers two month to come out with a solution for collecting and recycling plastic pouches used for packing milk. If milk producers fail, they will have to implement the buyback mechanism proposed by the state.
While imposing the plastic ban across Maharashtra in March, the environment department had exempted plastic milk pouches.
The department had asked milk producers and distributors to implement a buyback mechanism that will ensure collection and recycling of the plastic pouches.
As per buyback mechanism, a customer will pay 50 paise extra for each plastic pouch, which will be refunded after returning
Cooper added, “More than 25,000 people are likely to participate. As several high-profile the pouch to the distributor.
However, citing practical difficulties, milk producers and distributors refused to implement the buyback mechanism.
To sort out the issue, a meeting was called with milk producers and distributors on Tuesday.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, who was also invited for the meet, said most
guests will be part of the event, including chief minister’s wife, we request the court to increase the space to 18,000 sq m [issued in 2016].”
The counsel for the civic body said the area (4,100 sq m) was allotted for celebrations after adhering to all the regulations.
The court allowed the organisers to use 15,000 sq m. But the bench clarified that it was only for this year that the organisers can use the said area. milk producers in the state are working as cooperative societies and the government has to understand their difficulties.
“We asked milk producers and distributors to come up with a solution for collecting and recycling milk pouches in two months. If they fail to do so, they will have to implement the buyback mechanism,” said Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil.
Minutes before two men were to board a plane to Dubai from Indira Gandhi International airport on Monday morning, customs officers intercepted them at the boarding gate of Terminal 3 and recovered halfa-million US dollars from their checked-in baggage.
The two men are believed to be carriers of currency and admitted to have allegedly smuggled out USD worth ₹50 lakh in October this year, officers said.
According to the officers, they received a tip-off around 8.30 am about the two suspects, who were scheduled to board a flight departing from Delhi airport at 10 am. “We just had one hour to act. Our team developed information about the two suspects and we zeroed in on them at the boarding area of terminal 3. The two men were indentified and intercepted for questioning..,” said a senior officer from Delhi customs, who did not wish to be named.
“During detailed checking, we found a number of gift-wrapping papers from their luggage. A closer look led to the recovery of US dollar notes hidden between the gift wrapping sheets. The total recovery was $507,800. This equals to ₹3,55,71,390,” the officer said.
Amandeep Singh, additional commissioner of customs at IGI airport, said this is one of the biggest seizures by the Delhi customs at IGI airport.
MUMBAI: AS PER BUYBACK MECHANISM, A CUSTOMER WILL PAY 50 PAISE EXTRA FOR EACH PLASTIC POUCH MIHIR DESAI , Senior advocate NEW DELHI: