GANGTOK: Sikkim Chief Minister PS Tamang has announced that packaged mineral water will be banned from January 1, 2022 in the state.
The state is blessed with natural resources that provide fresh and good quality drinking water, India Today reported.
Tamang said that people, after the ban is implemented, will opt for water from natural resources, which is far healthier than that available in plastic bottles, the report said.
He added that everyone in Sikkim would now have to do away with mineral water bottles and opt for natural water resources.
The CM also noted that a three-month buffer time is being given to deplete the existing stock of mineral water bottles available with business establishments, it said.
(With inputs from India Today)
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