Political Parties to be Notified Against Use of Polythene

The Central Environmental Authority states that they have already received about the use of polythene for election propaganda by political parties. They will be notified to remove them immediately.

Further, the Central Environmental Authority will notify political parties in writing about the ban on the use of polythene for election propaganda activities and meetings in the upcoming election.According to the Director of the Environmental Pollution Control Unit, Ajith Weerasundara, this decision was taken following the issuance of the gazette notification banning certain polythene products.

Accordingly, the Central Environmental Authority stated that the relevant He further added that legal action will be taken against those who ignore the ban on the use of polythene for election propaganda.