Ban on polythene at all national monuments

摘要

In an initiative to boost the government's 'Swachh Bharat, Swachh Smarak' campaign. Union tourism minister Mahesh Sharma has announced a ban on polythene at all national monuments, Sharma, along with officials of the tourism ministry and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), visited the Red Fort, Humayun's Tomb and Qutab Minar in Delhi He directed the officials to implement a complete ban on polythene at all monuments within a month and asked them to ensure cleanliness and availability of basic facilities such as toilets and cafeteria at the sites. 'Taking forward the Swachh Bharat Mission, we have decided to ban polythene at all national monuments and tourist destinations from Gandhi Jayanti this year,' Sharma said.