Forest Department joins hands with NGOs, local bodies to clear plastic waste along forest boundaries in Coimbatore

The drive was held along the sides of Vaidehi stream near Narasipuram

The Forest Department has joined hands with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), local bodies, and the public to clear plastic waste littered along forest boundaries.

Such cleaning drives gained momentum after waste materials, including sanitary napkin, mask, etc., were found in the dung pile of a wild elephant at Maruthamalai recently.

On Saturday, a cleaning drive was conducted along the sides of Vaidehi stream near Narasipuram and the volunteers removed one tonne waste such as polythene bags, plastic wraps, plastic bottles and liquor.