Anti-plastic drive: Trichy Corporation collects Rs 98,000 as fine

TRICHY: Trichy City Corporation (TCC) on 27 August in a synchronized penalized drive collected a sum of Rs 98,000 as fine from offenders who were using plastic products.
The drive was carried through all four regions under the corporation.
638Kg of banned plastic product which mostly includes the plastic carrying bags that were less than 50 microns in thickness was seized.
An official from TCC said, “The drive was conducted for four hours, and shops were charged penalty from Rs 500 to Rs 5000 depending upon the quantity and quality of plastic”.