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Officially, :) In reality we all know how this will go. If anything plastic use may now increase. Because it will now go unregulated. Bans in India need to be
by kamaal 8y ago
Officially, :)
In reality we all know how this will go. If anything plastic use may now increase. Because it will now go unregulated.
Bans in India need to be taken with a pinch of salt.
They banned tinted glasses on cars. In Bangalore, some people prefer to pay fine/bribe than remove the sticker.
- Dawny33 8y ago>If anything plastic use may now increase. Because it will now go unregulated. How?
- kamaal 8y agoBan by definition implies deregulation and tax breaks(You can't tax things that shouldn't even exist) This helps the black markets immensely.
- rubzah 8y agoAgree. Anyone who has been to India knows how small a role regulations play in everyday life. Nobody cares. At most this will give a couple of corrupt police officers another opportunity to hand out 'fines'.
- aryamaan 8y agoI think the time will tell and it's better than having no regulations at all. Btw, the consumption of alcohol in Bihar and other states where it's prohibated has reduced significantly- I am not advocating the ban of alcohol, personally I feel it's as a wrong move- after the regulations.
- thewhitetulip 8y agoPray tell me how you found out that Bihar's alcohol ban has worked out? I was under the impression that there is a vibrant black market in Bihar too
- aryamaan 8y agoWell, I didn't find any substantial reports about the consumption (or reduction in) of alcohol in Bihar after the prohibition after a courtesy look. And whatever numbers I did find- they were about the reduction in crimes- simply seemed juked and to lure the people.
- thewhitetulip 8y agoOkay, are you relying on government reports? If you do then you'll be surprised to know that the ruling party thinks that Demonitization eradicated black money. They spent like 1k crore in such advertisements. Banning things doesn't work, you can get _everything_ in the black market. Did you miss the news of a BJP leaders son who was found in broad daylight in a Gujarat Airport?
- addicted 8y agoThe answer is a simple google search away. It’s worked out pretty well with all sorts of social indicators trending better. An alcohol ban doesn’t need to lead to 100% reduction to be deemed a success. In fact it almost certainly won’t. It just needs to make things reasonably better than they were before.
- kamaal 8y agoLet me get this straight, in a country like India bans never work. Bans are a way of getting deregulated and ensuring a tax holiday. You can't tax something that you have declared shouldn't even exist.
- thewhitetulip 8y agoYou clearly don't know India. In other countries your assumption could hold true, not here. You can get anything as long as you have connections and the money
- thewhitetulip 8y agoThe state of Gujarat is a total dry state and yet a local politician's son was found to be drunk as fuck wreaking havoc in the main airport! Regulations, laws are a joke in India. The political class controls everythinf
- someonenice 8y agoI wrote above. Kannur district in Kerala, India has banned plastic carry bags. Now, shops in the main town area do not give away plastic bags. And most textile shops have started packing in Paper bags or cloth bags. I have been there its effective, specially when people complaint when shops use plastic bags. But out of the town area, its different. You will still find small shops giving plastic bags. https://www.thebetterindia.com/97890/first-plastic-free-district-kannur/ https://www.thebetterindia.com/97890/first-plastic-free-dist...
- kamaal 8y agoWhen I visited Kannur on a holiday. I was still able to buy biscuit and chips packets wrapped in Plastic. So I guess they didn't enforce the ban after all.