Uttarakhand CM joins human chain to raise awareness against plastic

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday took part in a human chain in Dehradun to create awareness among the people about the ill effects of single-use plastic. About one lakh people including school and college students, traders and intellectuals participated in the campaign and took a pledge to rid the state of single-use plastic and polythene. The 50-KM human chain began from Miyanwala and concluded at the clock tower in the heart of the city after crossing through Mussoorie diversion, GMS road and Saharanpur road.

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'Putting an end to their use is in the larger interest of the society'

Earlier, the chief minister appealed to people to discard single-use plastic and polythene in view of their detrimental effects on environment, human and animal health. "Apart from its ill effects on human and animal health, single-use plastic and polythene also clog the drains which cause water-logging during monsoon. Putting an end to their use is in the larger interest of the society," he said. 

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