chandigarh if you are caught using plastic plates cups party bloopers plastic ribbons and many other singleuse plastic items in the city you could end up spending five years in jailthe ut administration on friday issued the final notification to ban all onetimeuse plastic products after securing approval of punjab governorcumut administrator vp singh badnoreaccording to the notification no person shall manufacture store import sell transport supply or use these items the offence will be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to five years with a fine up to rs 1 lakh or boththe administration removed pet water bottles having water holding capacity of less than 500 ml including drinking water sealed glasses from the list of banned products it included plastic products like multilayer plastic which is used for packaging of chips plastic containers used for packaging of curd ice cream and plastic used for ear buds in the list the administration however clarified these products will be banned after three months ut director environment debendra dalai said they have given the time as traders submitted they have a huge stock of these productsearlier the committee headed by dalai had sent the file to the higher authorities for final approval in july the administration had issued draft notification and sought suggestions and objections from public within 60 daysthe committee had received around 32 objections including from different resident welfare associations traders and industrialist organisationsthe administration has taken the step after the national green tribunal ngt directed it to submit its action plan on systematic disposal of plastic waste the ngt had ordered that any person found using storing purchasing dealing with or distributing plastic bags plastic plates or plastic glasses and such allied items shall be liable to pay environmental compensation at the rate of rs 5000 per eventunder section 5 of the environment protection act 1986 any personindustry causing breach of the prohibition may face stoppage or regulation of the supply of electricity or water or any other service