NGT bans use of plastic bottles in Haridwar

[Shilparana]

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned the use of plastic bottles around the banks of Uttarakhand here to check the menace of pollution in and around the river Ganges.
This has been necessitated as devotees and visitors bringing plastic water bottles along with them throw them near the banks.

[Daljeet]

The NGT has asked the state government to ensure ban on sale of plastic bottles near the Ganges and shutdown all shops selling them.