LUCKNOW, June 11 -- Though Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) had promised strict enforcement of a plastic ban on the last Bada Mangal of this year, the menace was prevalent at bhandara or community feast events organised on the occasion.

Even after LMC had made it mandatory for all bhandara events to be registered, in an attempt to ensure cleanliness, curb plastic waste and implement its Zero-Waste Policy at major locations such as Hanuman Setu, Gomti Nagar and Hazratganj, plastic cups and bags, and disposable plates flooded the streets.

Several stalls hadn't put in place proper disposal management. Even at places that had it, people were seen tossing waste around. "We wanted to avoid plastic, but the alternatives are expensive and di...