The Ladakh Administration headed by Lieutenant Governor recently issued a landmark order by imposing a strict ban on single-use plastics and launched a major crackdown on littering. The Government officials have been empowered to issue spot penalties, alongside random inspections at Leh Airport to protect the region’s fragile ecosystem. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has ordered a ban on the sale and use of single-use plastic and directed a crackdown on littering in J&K.