Madras High Court directs TN government to take up plastic ban as pilot project in Kolathur
A division bench of Madras High Court directed the State government to implement the complete plastics ban as a pilot project in Chief Minister MK Stalin’s Kolathur constituency.
The bench comprising Justices A Vaidhyanathan and PT Asha issued this direction to the government while hearing a review petition moved by Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Plastic Manufacturers’ Association.
“The State shall select a particular area and put its focus on banning the plastic items. As a pilot project, the State shall choose Chief Minister MK Stalin’s Kolathur constituency for implementing the government’s order banning plastic materials,” the bench said.
When the matter was taken up for hearing, the petitioners alleged that Tamil Nadu banned the production of plastic materials in the State but it has not prevented purchasing plastics from other states and using them in Tamil Nadu.