Ban on the use of plastic bags given to customers and used by the public continues," said Ramdas Kadam, Maharashtra environment minister.. The ban is being imposed on common citizens and many traders have already been heavily fined.Cleaning and sweeping work has been given to a private company in Mantralaya.Big plastic bags are being used in the offices of ministers and secretaries to store documents, files and other items.The Railways and other government offices are also not strictly implementing the plastic ban even though action has been initiated against traders.The dustbins are placed outside the toilets on each floor, including outside the offices of CM Devendra Fadnavis, environment minister Ramdas Kadam and all ministers.Although the government is very keen on the implementation of the plastic ban across the state, Mantralaya employees have not yet implemented it. The sweepers say that they have not received any instructions on plastic usage. 

He added that plastic and thermocol used by manufacturing companies, materials used in hospitals like saline bottles etc are exmpted from the ban.Plastic bags are also China PVC sheets factory being used at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and at other railway stations and government offices.Though plastic water bottles are allowed, they are in use on a large scale as chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, all ministers, secretaries and deputy secretaries prefer to provide water in bottles than in a glass to guests.The minister stated that this will be effective from Thursday, 28th June

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