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We are in the midst of a revolution. The nation is
basking in the glory of a new proud generation
that is taking the world by storm!

The entire intellectual community of the world has
woken up to the reality that India is a treasure-house
of talent and intelligence. The youth of today are
taking India to unparalleled heights of prosperity.

The single use plastics being non-biodegradable,
their presence in Municipal Solid Waste creates
anaerobic conditions and inhibits the process of
composting and natural decay and, therefore
causes foul smell too. Many of these items
including carry bags, packaging films, straws, cups
etc. are light in weight and are easily carried by the
wind or, along with the other solid wastes, find
their way to surface waters & cause choking of drains/sewerage systems causing
water logging problems/flooding. The urban stray cattle, which are often found
feeding on garbage, consume plastic bags, which may be fatal to them. There are
evidences that the toxic chemicals added during the manufacture of plastic, often
get transferred to animal, eventually entering the human food chain.

And, in order to control the menace of indiscriminate use of single use plastic and
with the aim to minimize the use of single use plastics in day-to-day life and in
order to prevent adverse effects on human beings, cattle population, environment
friendly alternatives to Single Use Plastics may be used for all official purposes as
well as in day-to-day life.

I congratulate the entire team of “NAI UDAAN” for taking the initiative to wide
spread the awareness campaign against ‘Single Use Plastics’ by dedicating the
current issue of the magazine to such a noble cause.