The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) will strictly enforce the ban on single-use plastic across the city from August 17, in accordance with the Plastic Waste Management Rules and the directions of the Andhra Pradesh Government, Municipal Commissioner K. Mayur Ashok said on Wednesday. Ahead of the enforcement drive, awareness programmes were conducted in ward secretariats by environment secretaries, public health officials and sanitation workers. From August 17, the committee will launch a drive to curb the manufacture, storage, transportation, sale and use of prohibited single-use plastic items. Any banned plastic material found during inspections will be seized, while the violators will face spot fines through the 'Swachh Guntur App'. He appealed to the denizens and business establishments to cooperate in making Guntur a healthy, plastic-free city.