Angul: Large quantities of banned polythene bags and disposable plastic items were seized in surprise raids conducted by Angul Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials here Monday.
According to a source, officials raided a number of commercial enterprises looking for banned polythene bags under the supervision of executive engineer of Municipal Corporation after the three days of awareness campaign.
The team found that a number of stores had kept polythene bags for handing out to customers. Besides, some of them were also found to have stored disposable plastic glasses, plates along with other similar banned items.
The raiding team collected around Rs 10,700 as fine from these businesses. Further, these shopkeepers have been warned to stop using polythene.
According to the executive engineer of Municipal Corporation, the raids will continue in the foreseeable future as well.
PNN