Bright display boards against the use of banned plastic items can be spotted in the 16th-century granite fort complex at Vellore as the district unit of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has declared the fort plastic-free zone.
As part of strict enforcement of the ban, officials from the TNPCB and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), , have started to check visitors and their belongings inside the fort complex. “Along with ASI, a special team has been deployed at the entrance of the fort to check visitors for possession of any banned plastic items. The imposition of fines will have to be decided by the district administration,” G. Ravichandran, District Environmental Officer (Vellore), said.
The fort complex spanning 137 acres has at least 58 colonial buildings, including the mahals of Mysore warriors.
