Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to stop imposing penalty on hotels and traders citing the ban on single-use plastic and instead launch an awareness drive on the ban, giving details to the users and suggesting alternatives to the plastic to ensure that the businesses are not put to hardship.
“We are not against the ban but the way it is being enforced by the MCC, without giving time to think of the alternatives and imposing hefty fines on the traders amidst lack of clarity on the type of plastic that has been banned and what has been permitted under the provisions,” said Association President C. Narayana Gowda.
Citing complaints that he had received from the hoteliers on the imposition of hefty fines and alleged “high-handedness” of the MCC staff during enforcement, Mr. Gowda said the MCC started enforcing the ban from July 18 and it immediately started imposing the penalty, without giving time for dealing with the issue.
