STATE TIMES NEWS
NOWSHERA: Shopkeepers on Monday countered the drive of Pollution Control Board (PCB) team in association with the Forest Protection Force against the use of polythene bags alleging that aforesaid Board has changed its stance on allowing them to use polythene bags of a particular brand.
The shopkeepers namely Gourav Gupta, Love Gujral, Shalu Gupta, R.K Gupta, Kundal Lal and others alleged that they were earlier advised to use the polythene bags of a particular make and now the aforesaid authroties are trying to confiscate the bags of the given make and are advising to use the bags of a different make.
They told the incharge of the PCB team Mohan Sanehi that the issue should be first discussed at an appropriate level. Upon this, the team incharge of PCB acceded to shopkeepers’ observation and suspended the drive.
