A bike rally held in Kolhapur emphasied on using cloth bags

During a bicycle rally organised last week,

Kolhapur

civic chief

Mallinath Kalshetti

, stressed that in order to reduce plastic waste, it is important that everyone carries their eco-friendly bags while shopping. The event which focused on finding a sustainable solution saw several meetings held across Kolhapur. The theme of the rally being, 'carry carry bags' Kalashetti discussed how, in order to reduce plastic pollution, one needs to make an effort to carry cloth bags and saying no to plastic in packaging material.

The rally was inaugurated by Nilofer Ajrekar, Mayor of KMC at

Janata Bazaar

Chowk at

Rajarampuri

, which was attended by citizens, students, civic staff and corporators. The rally passed through several major locations in the city and the total distance covered was around 35 km. Keeping in mind that KMC has announced that March 31 is the deadline for the city plastic-free. Kalshetti emphasised that strict measures are being taken to encourage citizens to use eco-friendly bags.