Kohima, May 20 (MExN): Kohima Deputy Commissioner B Henok Buchem has issued a notification re-emphasising the total ban on single-use plastic (SUP) across all villages under Kohima district.
The notification was issued in pursuance of the Home Department (GAB-I) notification dated May 18, 2026, directives of the Supreme Court order dated February 14, 2026, and provisions of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
It also reiterated earlier notifications issued by the Urban Development Department, Government of Nagaland.
According to the notification, 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 decorative materials, polythene, nylon, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene and polystyrene materials.
The notification also reiterated 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 highlighted the prohibition on 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 below 100 microns and plastic stirrers.
Additionally, the notification reaffirmed the total ban on packaged drinking water bottles below 20 litres capacity during meetings, seminars, functions and for personal consumption.
