Punjab Technical Textiles producers protest against ban on non-woven fabric

Ludhiana, Dec 8 (KNN) The Association of Punjab Technical Textiles, on Wednesday, staged a protest against the Punjab government on their decision to ban the non-woven fabric in the name of plastic ban, as per a report in the HT.

Association of Punjab Technical Textiles pointed out that the ministry of textile provides subsidy on non-woven fabric up to 60 grams per square metre (GSM) which encourages business, “Also, as per the law, non-woven carry bag comes under the category of cloth,” they said.

Speaking about the matter, Association president Pawanpreet Singh said, “We have submitted concerned documents regarding the issue to Punjab government, Punjab Pollution Control Board and other departments, but to no avail.”

Referring to the neighbouring states, Singh said, “Delhi has not put any such ban on non-woven fabric, but the Punjab government, which is implementing the Delhi model here, is imposing ban.

Singh further said that despite ban on non-woven fabric, tons of carry bags are coming in the state from outside.” During Covid pandemic, the same non-woven fabric was used for making mask and PPE kits, but now the government has imposed a ban on it,” he said.  (KNN Bureau)