Plastic Bags Big Cause Of Environmental Pollution: Shahram Khan Tarakai

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD), Shahram Khan Tarakai has said that plastic bags are big causes of environmental pollution and its massive use is bearing negative impact on the ecosystem.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Dec, 2018 ) :Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Local Government and Rural Development (LG&RD), Shahram Khan Tarakai has said that plastic bags are big causes of environmental pollution and its massive use is bearing negative impact on the ecosystem.

Talking to a delegation of the Public Health Association (PHA) here in his office on Monday, he said that problems and hurdles in banning of polythene bags will be removed to get the environment rid of this menace.

Besides, Secretary LG&RD, Zahir Shah and Secretary Local Council, Khizer Hayat Khan, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Water & Sanitation Services Programme (WSSP), Peshawar, Engineer Khanzeb Khan and Dr. Shiraz Ahmad Khan, Dr. Tauseef Ismail and Dr. Afshan Tabbasum were also present on the occasion.

During the meeting, the association gave detailed briefing to the minister over the damages inflicted on environment due to the usage of plastic bags and its negative impacts on human life and society.

The PHA ambassador for Plastic Pollution Control, Dr.

Tauseef in his briefing stated that plastic bags and rappers are big threat to the lives of birds and wildlife. He said that being a non-bio-gradable it takes at least thousand years to dissolve and is visible in shape of the blocked nullahs and heaps of garbages.

The delegation demanded imposition of complete ban on all kind of bags and creation of awareness regarding losses inflicted on the environment due to its usage.

The delegation told the minister that planning for initiating a campaign in this regard is being under process under which they will promote the minimum use of plastic bags and the replacement of bio-gradable bags with gradable ones.

In response to the demands of the association, the provincial minister said that the provincial government will take all stakeholders on board for the elimination of this big menace damaging environment.

He assured the delegation of all possible cooperation in minimizing the use of plastic bagsand launching of campaign for the promotion of the alternative gradable bags.