DIMAPUR: Deputy Commissioner Kohima, B. Henok Buchem, has issued a notification reiterating the “Total Ban on Single-Use Plastic (SUP)” across all villages under Kohima district.
The notification, issued in pursuance of the Home Department (GAB-I) notification dated May 18, 2026, the directives of the Supreme Court order dated February 14, 2026, and the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2021, reaffirmed earlier orders of the Urban Development Department.
Villages under Kohima district have been directed to strictly comply with the ban on single-use plastic items including carry bags of all sizes and thickness, plastic cutlery such as plates, cups, forks, spoons and straws, Styrofoam decorative materials, polythene, nylon, PVC, polypropylene and polystyrene materials.
The notification also reiterated the prohibition on flex banners, boards and posters by departments, institutions and government agencies during functions and programmes, as notified in December 2020.
Further, items such as ear buds with plastic sticks, balloon sticks, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice-cream sticks, thermocol decoration materials, plastic trays, wrapping films around sweet boxes, invitation cards and cigarette packets, PVC banners below 100 microns, and plastic stirrers have been banned. Additionally, the order reaffirmed the total ban on packaged drinking water bottles below 20 litres capacity for meetings, seminars, functions and personal consumption.
Thursday, May 21, 2026