Maharashtra Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde on Saturday distributed cloth bags during her visit to the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai and said that protecting the environment is a duty.

Pankaja appealed to citizens to take responsibility for protecting the environment and reducing pollution by avoiding the use of single-use plastic, an official statement said.

She was speaking at a public awareness programme organised near the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, where citizens were encouraged to avoid single-use plastic and adopt eco-friendly habits.