Awareness drive for ban of single use plastic
The Social Sensitization Cell of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar and AGAPP (Action Group against Plastic Pollution) NGO, with the cooperation of Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar held an awareness drive for Ban of Single Use Plastic at PPR Mall, Jalandhar.
Rajat Kumar
Sep 30, 2023 06:16
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Jalandhar, September 30, 2023: The Social Sensitization Cell of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar and AGAPP (Action Group against Plastic Pollution) NGO, with the cooperation of Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar held an awareness drive for Ban of Single Use Plastic at PPR Mall, Jalandhar.
Food outlets and other businesses were made aware of the ‘Single Use Plastic Ban’ which is in effect since 2016 and were urged not to use Single Use Plastic Bags, Disposable Plastic Cutlery and Cups.
Customers were also sensitized about this issue and were urged not to accept any Plastic Cutlery and Cups from the shops.
Principal of the college, Dr. Jaspal Singh inspired and motivated all for not using Plastic and not accepting anything in Plastic container from anywhere. Principal also added that use of plastic can lead to huge damage to our mother Earth and its continuous use can also result in spread of various diseases. The Plastic debris injures and kills wildlife, releases toxic and harmful chemicals that can harm both humans and animals.
Prof. Amita Shahid, Convenor, Social Sensitization Club, lead the campaign whole heartedly along with the team members Prof. Ravneet Bains, Dr. Ubique Bedi, Dr. Raminder Bhatia Dr. Patwant Atwal and Prof. Kiratpreet Kaur.
