VISAKHAPATNAM: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has declared several tourist places in and around RK beach road here as plastic-free zones. These include coconut grove area, Park for Children with All Abilities, VMRDA Park, Thotlakonda, Kailasagiri, VMRDA Central Park, zoo park, and Tenneti Park.
The GVMC will implement a full-fledged ban on single-use plastics below 75 microns thickness from June 5, marking the World Environment Day. But all plastic items, irrespective of thickness, will be banned in these identified plastic-free zones. The visitors and tourists have to discard the plastic items in a responsible manner in these areas.
