Plastic pollution is endangering agricultural lands

Plastic pollution is even effecting agricultural lands. Passengers traveling in trains are littering plastic cups, covers and bottles from trains to fields nearby railway tracks. We know that plastic does not mix easily with soil. If plastic waste is burnt, it generates poisonous gases. Famers of fields near railway tracks are facing problems with plastic littered by passengers. Plasted that was injected in the soil does not allow plants or paddy grass to grow properly and production reduces in those fields. Indian Railways announced that they had banned usage of plastic cups in trains but many vendors (including licensed vendors) are serving tea and coffee in plastic cups. Plastic covers and bottles are also widely used in railways. Railway minister Laloo Prasad Yadav announced that they will encourage usage of clay cups alternative to plastic cups in railways but many vendors are not using clay cups. Indian Railways is not really strict in restricting usage of plastic. Indian Railways is harming farmers by allowing vendors and passengers to litter plastic wastes on farm lands near railway tracks.

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