Reported by Bhadra Gogoi
Dimapur: Kohima DC B. Henok Buchem on Thursday reminded all villages in Nagaland’s Kohima district of the total ban on single-use plastic.
In a notification issued in pursuance of the Home Department (GAB-I) notification dated May 18, 2026, the directives of the Supreme Court dated February 14, 2026, and the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021, Buchem reiterated earlier notifications issued by the State Urban Development Department on the ban.
Accordingly, all villages under Kohima district have been directed to strictly comply with the ban on various single-use plastic items.
The prohibited items include all plastic carry bags with or without handles, irrespective of thickness and size; plastic cutlery such as plates, cups, forks, spoons, and straws; Styrofoam (thermocol) decorative materials; and polythene, nylon, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene, and polystyrene materials.
The notification also reiterates the ban on the use of flex banners, boards, and posters by departments, institutions, and government agencies during functions and programmes, as notified by the Urban Development Department in December 2020.
Further, the order highlights the prohibition of items such as ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, thermocol decoration materials, plastic trays, wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards and cigarette packets, PVC banners less than 100 microns, and plastic stirrers.
Additionally, the notification reaffirms the total ban on packaged drinking water bottles below 20 litres capacity for meetings, seminars, functions, and personal consumption.