The ban on the use of plastic will come into force on the premises of Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Vari Devasthanam temple at Annavaram in Kakinada district, with effect from August 15.
The ban scheduled to come into force on July 1 was postponed as a search for an alternative to plastic was not over by then. Initially, the temple authorities decided to use ‘glass bottle’ on the lines of Tirumala temple but the plan was dropped later.
“The plastic ban will come into force on the temple premises with effect from August 15. Water bottles made of corn starch will replace plastic bottles,” temple Executive Officer S.S. Chandrasekhar Azad told The Hindu on August 14 (Monday).
