Tikapur Municipality Inspects 193 Businesses, Seizes 65kg Plastic Bags

Kailali. Tikapur Municipality has inspected 193 farms and businesses in one week. During the market inspection conducted for market management and consumer welfare, 65 kilograms of plastic bags that were against the standards were seized. The municipality has banned the use of plastic bags in Tikapur since last year's July. The municipal office stated that the seizure was made by monitoring and stopping the use of plastic bags against the standards being used secretly. During the inspection, expired daily consumption goods worth Rs 18,939 were seized.

During the inspection, 117 grocery and other businesses, 52 plastic traders, and 24 medical stores and pharmacies were inspected, said Ranjhu Acharya, member secretary of the inspection team and head of the economic development branch. Chief Administrative Officer of Tikapur Municipality, Suman Dhital, said that after inspecting, some businesses were instructed to meet the standards, and some businesses were given a final warning. "We have given time to those whose businesses are not registered to renew, and those who have not renewed have been immediately brought into the process," he said. "Plastic bags worth lakhs of rupees were found. The plastic bags in the warehouses of wholesale sellers have been sealed and instructed not to be sold anymore."