In order to curb pollution during preparations for Lok Sabha elections, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has asked states and the Union Territories to avoid single-use plastic for preparation of polls.
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The ministry has also asked them to find an alternative material for the election campaigns.
In a letter to all the states and UTs, C K Mishra, Secretary, MoEFCC, has asked to completely phase out single-use plastic from India by 2020.