After floods, plastic waste a threat in HP

SHIMLA: Environmental scientists have expressed their concern over plastic waste damaging the Himalayan ecosystem and biodiversity in the north Indian hill regions recently impacted by floods. Environmentalists and locals are worried as tourists visiting the hills end up discarding plastic waste in the hills of the Himalayan region. This concern for the ecology in the Himalayan region is significant as member nations of G20 including the European Union and India would be taking up the issue of the environment in the region during the G20 meeting. “The total temperature has increased slightly and it has caused heavy rainfall impacting the region. Shimla is not in a condition to deal with the two to three hours of rain. We have been fighting against plastic since 1995.