This is nice step which is taken by Bhubaneswar Municipal Council. In every city if all Municipal Council will be taken this kind of action then city will be more polluted free and the environment will improve day by day.
It is not at all possible to ban the polythene bags completely. The Municipal Council has declared 40 micron as the minimum level of usage of polythene. But if the commercial establishment or consumer is found disobeying the norms then strict action will be taken against them.