On June 3, the Green Shopper campaign was formally inaugurated at the Constitution Club lawns of Delhi by the Lieutenant Governor Shri Tejendra Khanna. Also present were the Archbishop of Delhi Vincent Concessao, president of Dastari Haat Samiti, Smt Jaya Jaitly, Shri Namboodiri and Father Sebastian. Hundreds of women and children from the Jehangirpuri and Mukundpur areas participated. They were freely distributed colourful jute bags, each with the message “Say No to Plastic Bags”. They are made of the best quality jute and are priced at Rs 30 only. Each thaila is expected to last at least six months. “By using such a thaila, a family will avoid using at least 300 pannis over a six-month period. That’s a lot of less plastic in the environment,” Dr Harsh Vardhan pointed out.