Dharmendra Pradhan appealed to the people to reduce the use of single use plastic during the Rath Yatra. Bhubaneswar News – Times of India

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Through a video message on Saturday, he appealed to social organizations and the public to reduce the use of single-use plastic and recycle them. Rath Yatra,
He said that the problem of plastic comes to the fore during the Rath Yatra. Puri, Devotees from different parts of the country visit the holy city to witness the festival. lack of single use plastic There should be a mass movement.
“It is seen that people carry flowers, prasad and food items in polythene bags and take plastic water bottles And goggles with them for use during the Rath Yatra. But people can reduce it and help the environment,” Pradhan said in the video message.
He said that single use plastic has become a big problem for humans. Although it is not completely banned in the country, but people have started talking about reducing this single use plastic. “We should reduce the use of this type of plastic and recycle it. We should take a pledge to keep the environment clean and safe.”
Pradhan said that people, especially social organizations should start a movement to reduce the use of plastic and work towards recycling these materials. He said that this will help the environment and the future of the coming generation will be better.