PM reiteratesshunning Single Use Plastic

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  • Prime Minister monthly radio address “Mann kiBaat”was telecasted on 25 Aug 2019.
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  • Key Highlights of PM’s Mann Ki Baat: PM urged people to
(1) Observe 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year as a day to make India plastic-free.
(2) To celebrate Gandhi Jayanti as a day to make “Mother India plastic-free”.
(3) Municipalities, NGOs and the corporate sector to come up with ways for safe disposal of accumulated plastic waste before Deepavali.
(4) Participate in the annual Swachhta Hi Seva or quest for cleanliness is servicecampaign, which is to on September 11.
  • PM’s Independence Day Speech
(1) Even on I – Day PM appealed to citizensto eliminate single-use plastic.
(2) He suggested shopkeepers provide eco-friendly bags to customers.
Source
The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 26th Aug 2019
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