{"id":40242,"date":"2015-12-04T08:23:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T02:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=40242"},"modified":"2015-12-04T08:23:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T02:53:09","slug":"ngt-rs-5000-fine-on-use-of-plastic-in-chandigarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/ngt-rs-5000-fine-on-use-of-plastic-in-chandigarh","title":{"rendered":"NGT Rs 5,000 fine on use of plastic in Chandigarh"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38073\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/ngt.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/ngt-seeks-response-from-city-govt\/ngt-8\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/ngt.png?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"259,194\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ngt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/ngt.png?fit=259%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-38073 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/06\/ngt.png?resize=259%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"NGT Rs 5,000 fine on use of plastic in Chandigarh\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NGT Rs 5,000 fine on use of plastic in Chandigarh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an effort to make the city pollution-free, the National Green Tribunal today announced a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone found using or dealing with plastic material in Chandigarh.<\/p>\n<p>It also slammed the Chandigarh administration and civic authorities for their lackadaisical approach in implementing the ban order on plastic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There shall be complete prohibition on use of plastic and allied material in Chandigarh. 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