India, Aug. 29 -- PM Narendra Modi on August 15 urged people to shun single-use plastic and cheered the use of jute and cloth bags to protect the nature. Plastic bags are not safe for the ecosystem, since they are not easy to recycle. They cause severe health hazard for human, animals and the environment. The waste generation in Mumbai had been brought down from 10,000 metric tonnes daily to 7,000 metric tonnes. Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray demanded a central law banning single-use disposable plastic, as hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on Independence Day, he acknowledged that a 100 per cent plastic ban was not possible immediately, but could be achieved in five years.
Vidya Chavan, NCP leader told Afternoon Voice, "Und...