Published 11:54 IST, September 13th 2019
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw requests PM Modi to ban all plastic flex banners
Supporting the Prime Minister's move to ban all single-use plastics, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw has requested PM Modi to ban plastic flex banners
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Supporting the Prime Minister's move to ban all single-use plastics, Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Friday, has requested PM Narendra Modi to ban flex banners as a part of the nationwide plastic ban. She states that the banners pollute in every way. During his Independence Day address, PM Modi had declared the ban of single-use plastics from October 2, marking Gandhi Jayanti. This is a part of the Prime Minister's 'Swachh Bharat' mission.
Shaw wants to ban plastic flex banners
PM @narendramodi ji pls ban flex banners as a part of the nationwide plastic ban as they pollute in every way. @TVMohandasPai @rk_misra @PMOIndia
— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw) September 13, 2019
While netizens have welcomed the suggestion, many remain skeptical of its implementation:
Yes.banner printing machine should be seized..i don't see any flex banners in Bangalore nowadays..but still other cities they are very common evrywhere..
— Ananth Kumar (@anantkkumar) September 13, 2019
Flex banners are not only polluting, but illegal and worst of all the ugly faces spoil the city asthetics !!!
— Nisarg Thakkar (@NisargThakkar) September 13, 2019
How will politicians market themselves then ?
— The Old Monk (@monk_eeee) September 13, 2019
Mahindra boardrooms go plastic-free
In a similar vein, Mahindra CEO Anand Mahindra too made good on his promise to ban plastic bottles from Mahindra meeting rooms on Thursday. He tweeted photos of the in-house re-fillable bottles developed by ‘Mahindra retail synergies group’. Previously in July, Mahindra was pointed by a Twitter user the number of plastic bottles present in the boardroom, suggesting that steel bottles would a better eco-friendly option. Mahindra had immediately taken note of the eco-hazard and declared a ban on plastic bottles in his boardrooms.
Our in-house ‘Mahindra retail synergies group’ has come up with these re-fillable bottles to replace plastic bottles In our meeting rooms entirely. Functional but also aesthetic, I think.. Dhanyavaad Team! pic.twitter.com/C0M2DUgchA
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) September 13, 2019
PM Modi helps plastic rag pickers, declares war on plastics
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, stepped into the shoes of the ragpickers who segregate plastic from trash on a daily basis in Mathura. PM Modi was in Mathura for the inauguration of National Animal Disease Control Programme. He had also promoted the Anti-Plastic drive at the UNCCD-COP 14 summit in Greater Noida on Tuesday. Visuals shared by the Prime Minister show him sitting down on a brown crate with a few women ragpickers. PM Modi was seen interacting with the women and he also got engaged in segregating plastic from the garbage. This was done to send out a message across the nation to put an end to the use of single-use plastic.
As we begin ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ and pledge to reduce single use plastic, I sat down with those who segregate plastic waste.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 11, 2019
I salute them for their hardwork and contribution towards fulfilling Bapu’s dream. pic.twitter.com/3ARJ2CenZH
11:06 IST, September 13th 2019