PATNA: World Environment Day, deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said the ban came into effect on Tuesday itself. Even potato chips would be sold in paper bags at the park's canteen. As for cold drinks and mineral water in plastic bottles, users will have to pay extra Rs 5 which would be refunded when the empty bottle is returned. "The idea is to make people realize and pay immediate attention to the harm caused to the environment by polythene and plastic bags," Modi said.
To carry eatables in the park, visitors will have to use jute bags which will be made available with the help of State Bank of India at the park gates on payment of Rs 2 per bag.
If the experiment succeeds, such a ban would be enforced in the Buddha Smriti Park and Eco Park also, Modi said. The government has planned to plant 25 crore saplings in the next five years. Of these, 10.25 crore saplings would be planted in forest areas.
Modi declared around 2,000 trees of the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park would be felled for smooth landing and take-off of planes operating from the JPN International Airport. "It is a definitely a bad decision but it had to be taken for the safety of flyers,' he said.
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