Goa govt goes green, minimises use of plastic during functions
Source: Source: Indian Express, New Delhi, Date: , 2017
Source: Indian Express, New Delhi, Oct 2,
2017 :- In an
effort to go green, the Goa government has decided to minimise the use of
environmentally hazardous plastic on different occasions including the state
functions. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had instructed all the departments
to reduce the use of plastics including during the functions organised by the
state government. “The results (of minimising use of plastic) are now showing
up,” pointed out Parrikar. “Almost 15-days back I had appealed to the state
authorities that during government functions flowers or bouquets should not be
wrapped in a plastic.