India, May 21 -- The Pune forest department with the help of the joint forest management committee will implement a ban on plastic at Sinhagad Fort from June 1. The decision comes after a recent review meeting held on Friday, May 16, by district collector Jitendra Dudi.

Deepak Pawar, assistant conservator of forests, Pune forest division, said, "We were instructed by the district collector to implement the plastic ban from the day the meeting was held however we sought some time for the effective implementation as there are some preparations needed to be done before implementing the ban."

Along with issuing notices to the owners of illegal constructions at Sinhagad Fort, the forest department has now also decided to implement a plastic ...