Plastic ban: UP constitutes 'Pottery Board' to promote terracotta items

Days after announcing the intent of imposing plastic ban in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government on Tuesday cleared the proposal of constituting a ‘Maati Kala Board’ (Pottery Board) to promote the use of terracotta items and artefacts.

The purpose of the Board would be to revive pottery and hand-crafted earthenware. The government would also take steps to promote the usage of earthen cups and earthenware to reduce the use of plastic and support the traditional potter community.

Earlier, Chief Minister Adityanath had announced that the government would encourage the use of earthen pots and cups in place of plastic