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Members of the Coming Generation seen here with youths of Lower Jail Colony after the awareness programme on July 2.[/caption]
Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): The Coming Generation (TCG) along with the youth organisation of Lower Jail Colony have jointly organised the “Nagaland says no to plastic” at Lower Jail colony, Kohima, on July 2.
The session began with the welcome address and invocation said by Chete, youth president of Lower Jail colony.
Speaking on the occasion, TCG officials stated that usage of plastic bags has become a part of life style. According to the organisation plastic bags were mostly made of polyethylene which is made out of petroleum. The organisation added that numerous toxic chemicals were released while manufacturing the polyethylene which pollutes the air we breathe.
It pointed out that a plastic bag once thrown on the ground takes centuries to degrade, since most of the plastic bags are not biodegradable. Besides, the plastic bags left as garbage would severely affect the wildlife. Stray dogs and cows would eat them along with the food left in them. Even marine creatures would mistake them to be jelly fish and consume them, the organisation stated adding such intake is fatal to creatures either instantly or in the long run.
The organisation also pointed out that plastic bags are the main culprits for blocking the drainage systems as they would gather at the sewage blocking the flow of water.
As the plastic bags take centuries to degenerate, they slowly break into synthetic granules. The soil containing the plastic bags would certainly be polluted. Besides, the granules would get mixed with ground water.
