There's a campaign on to ban plastic bags from the scenic Pokhara valley. In an appeal to the Pokhara Apellate Court, Advocate Bishwa Ghimire has asked for a ban on the production, distribution and use of plastic bags inside the valley. In the campaign, Ghimire has named the Pokhara Sub Metropolitan City, the District Development Committee and District Administration Office, Kaski, the Pokhara Industry and Commerce Organisation, the Pokhara Valley Town Development Committee, the Small Cottage Industries Office, Kaski and the District Irrigation Office, Kaski, as defendants. Experts say that excessive use of plastic bags has polluted Pokhara's Phewa Lake and the Seti river, subsequently ruining surrounding agricultural land. The plastic bags have also harmed Pokhara's biodiversity and caused environment degradation and killing animals. The Pokhara sub Metropolitan City estimates that 39,750 families live inside the town. Each family uses an estimated five bags a day to carry fruits, vegetables, medicines, and clothes. Going by these numbers, close to 200,000 plastic bags are used in Pokhara every day.