The government also informed that a sum total of Rs 3 lakh has been collected as fine. On August 10, the NGT had imposed an interim ban on plastic in the city and announced that a penalty of Rs 5,000 would be slapped on violators.
"According to reports submitted by various departments, a total of 7,739 kg of plastic carry bags (less than 50 microns) has been seized, 492 challans have been issued and a total of Rs 2.9 lakh has been realized as environment compensation," the government said in a statement.
The NGT had directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and other authorities to seize the entire stock of such plastic within one week from the day of the ban.