Coimbatore: City Health Official Corporation began to break the whip on single use plastic products and seize illegal items 130kg on Tuesday.
Officials captured the 62kg of these products from the central zone, 32.5kg from the West Zone, 28kg of the East Zone, 5kg from the South Zone and 2.5kg from the North Zone.
Offenders slapped a total fine of Rs 35,900.
The state government has banned plastic use of single use in 2019.
While officials enforced rules strictly at first, drives losing steam after the breakup of Covid-19.
Furthermore, traders began using items that were prohibited.
While some use it openly, others are wiser.
The people who started carrying cloth bags to shops had stopped training because of the use of rampant plastic bags.
The search will be carried out regularly, said a health official.
“We are now focused on single plastic use even though we have another key area to focus.
We store tabs on waste disposal in public places, mosquito breeding which can cause dengue fever outbreaks, social distance compliance and masks, and sales of tobacco products are prohibited, and punish residents and companies, “he added.