Promote use of cloth bags in malls: Sathyu

They must be encouraged to use eco-friendly bags, he said. Participating at a civic awareness campaign ‘No plastic - Go Republic’ organised by Samanvita here on Sunday, he said, “I carry jute bags to malls but they are not allowed. We need to educate branded showrooms to switch to eco-friendly bags." The film industry will help in campaigning against use of plastic in various modes of communication.

Samanvita will shortly submit a memorandum to the Governor to ban manufacturing and sale of plastic in Karnataka. Besides, it is planning to introduce paper and cloth bags during 'Kadalekai Parishe', next year. It also wants to ban use of plastic flags.

Khadi Gram Udyog in Dharwad is planning to manufacture small sized cloth flags to replace plastic flags.

Kannada film stars like Kishore, Nagakiran, Bhavana and Shirin were also present on the occasion.