IT News
Imphal, April 4:
The Manipur Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has called for popularisation of the SUP (Single Use Plastic) Public Grievance App, aimed to control menace of pollution due to Single Use Plastics in the country. The need to popularise the SUP Public Grievance App was taken following the Board’s Proceedings of Second Inter-Departmental Coordination Meeting on ‘Cleanliness of Imphal City’ held on 7th March, 2025.
The SUP Public Grievance App was earlier launched by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi to ensure citizen participation for effective enforcement on the ban of Single Use Plastic items identified in the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (as amended).
The move was taken in alignment with India’s commitment to banidentified Single Use Plastic items by 30th June, 2022, in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call tophase out SUPs by 2022 during then World Environment Day (June 5, 2018).
Public can report the usage, manufacturing or stocking of banned Single Use Plastic (SUP) items to the concerned authority through the App. The App can be downloaded and installed by scanning the QR Code uploaded in the CPCB website “cpcb.nic.in” or from Google Play Store or Apple Store.
