Goa, June 13 -- In response to O Heraldo's report highlighting the rampant violation of the single-use plastic ban across Goa, the Directorate of Panchayats has issued a directive to all Block Development Officers (BDOs) to ensure that village panchayats urgently convene meetings of their Garbage Management Committees to discuss implementation of the ban order.

In a circular issued by Siddhi Halarnakar, Director of Panchayats, it has been stated: "All the Block Development Officers are directed to direct all the village panchayats under their jurisdiction to urgently convene a meeting of the Garbage Management Committee to discuss the implementation of the ban Order on Single Use Plastic (SUP)."

The move follows O Heraldo's detailed exp...