PATNA: Political parties are exercising caution this time so far as use of non-biodegradable subject matter for making posters and banners for the Lok Sabha election is anxious.
Acting on a recommendation of the Union ministry of surroundings, wooded area and climate alternate, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had requested all political parties on February 26 to avoid using plastic and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets for making posters and banners. Plastic and PVC sheets are non-biodegradable in nature and pose a threat to the ecological stability.
The state authorities has already banned plastic bags and plastic sheets of all sizes and thickness in city spaces since December 14 closing year.
Ashok Kumar Ghosh, chairman of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), told this newspaper on Tuesday that the board will keep a check on use of non-biodegradable fabrics all the way through the election.
“The posters made from plastic sheets, PVC flex and large cut-outs of leaders of political parties all the way through electioneering are hazardous for surroundings. Their disposal is rarely completed correctly. Hence, these fabrics choke drains and rivers besides producing poisonous fumes when burned,” Ghosh mentioned.
PVC flexes are normally wealthy in dioxins and termed as environmentally damaging plastic through Greenpeace USA, a non-government organisation. World Health Organisation had additionally said in one in every of its experiences that dioxins are chemical pollutants that input the meals chain and get collected in human frame, inflicting reproductive issues, most cancers and damaging the immune machine.
A division bench of Kerala HC had on Monday banned use of flex forums and noticed that best eco-friendly fabrics should be used in electioneering through the political parties. The court had handed the order whilst hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed through one B S Shyam Kumar.
Patna DM-cum-district electoral officer Kumar Ravi had told newshounds on Monday that the management would ship notices to all political parties quickly, asking them not to use non-biodegradable fabrics all the way through electioneering.
Traders coping with posters and banners have additionally began changing plastic and PVC sheets with rexine, an artificial leather-based, whilst making posters and banners.
Ranjeet Kumar, a shopkeeper on Beer Chand Patel Path, told this newspaper on Tuesday that since plastic sheets are banned in state, poster and banner makers have shifted to rexin, which can also be recycled.
“Even giant cut-outs of political leaders are being made with cardboard, which is eco-friendly,” Ranjeet added.
Political parties also are taking steps to practice the directives of the ECI. “As an alternative to plastic posters and PVC flex, we use cloth and thick paper or cardboard as base subject matter,” BJP state campaign committee convener Baidyanath Raman mentioned.
Acting on a recommendation of the Union ministry of surroundings, wooded area and climate alternate, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had requested all political parties on February 26 to avoid using plastic and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets for making posters and banners. Plastic and PVC sheets are non-biodegradable in nature and pose a threat to the ecological stability.
The state authorities has already banned plastic bags and plastic sheets of all sizes and thickness in city spaces since December 14 closing year.
Ashok Kumar Ghosh, chairman of Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), told this newspaper on Tuesday that the board will keep a check on use of non-biodegradable fabrics all the way through the election.
“The posters made from plastic sheets, PVC flex and large cut-outs of leaders of political parties all the way through electioneering are hazardous for surroundings. Their disposal is rarely completed correctly. Hence, these fabrics choke drains and rivers besides producing poisonous fumes when burned,” Ghosh mentioned.
PVC flexes are normally wealthy in dioxins and termed as environmentally damaging plastic through Greenpeace USA, a non-government organisation. World Health Organisation had additionally said in one in every of its experiences that dioxins are chemical pollutants that input the meals chain and get collected in human frame, inflicting reproductive issues, most cancers and damaging the immune machine.
A division bench of Kerala HC had on Monday banned use of flex forums and noticed that best eco-friendly fabrics should be used in electioneering through the political parties. The court had handed the order whilst hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed through one B S Shyam Kumar.
Patna DM-cum-district electoral officer Kumar Ravi had told newshounds on Monday that the management would ship notices to all political parties quickly, asking them not to use non-biodegradable fabrics all the way through electioneering.
Traders coping with posters and banners have additionally began changing plastic and PVC sheets with rexine, an artificial leather-based, whilst making posters and banners.
Ranjeet Kumar, a shopkeeper on Beer Chand Patel Path, told this newspaper on Tuesday that since plastic sheets are banned in state, poster and banner makers have shifted to rexin, which can also be recycled.
“Even giant cut-outs of political leaders are being made with cardboard, which is eco-friendly,” Ranjeet added.
Political parties also are taking steps to practice the directives of the ECI. “As an alternative to plastic posters and PVC flex, we use cloth and thick paper or cardboard as base subject matter,” BJP state campaign committee convener Baidyanath Raman mentioned.
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