Pune: Village passes resolution to ban sale, purchase of Chinese commodities

Pune: Village passes resolution to ban sale, purchase of Chinese commodities

Pune: Amid the border clash at Galwan valley in Ladakh, a small village called Kondhawe- Dhawade located in the outskirts of Pune, became the first gram panchayat in the nation to officially support the decision of boycotting Chinese goods and products. The gram sabha held a meeting on Wednesday where it issued its decision of banning the usage of Chinese products in any kind of project or development under its jurisdiction.

The gram panchayat has put this resolution as a precondition for all the tenders influenced by it, strictly rolling out the decision to all contractors or engineers performing civil activities to strictly avoid using products, machines or tools made with Chinese materials. It has also requested shop owners to stop promoting and selling mobile phones under Chinese brands and give importance to ‘desi' and 'Indian’ products. Nitin Dhawade, the village sarpanch said, “The village is known for its men serving in the Indian armed forces and has contributed wrestlers who’ve represented the country. In keeping with the sentiments of the villagers, we took this decision to weed out Chinese products from our daily lives.”

Adding to that, he assured that they are going to first start with the stationery that is used in the office of the gram panchayat. He said, “Stationery and computer hardware that was made in China will be thrown out. The same criteria are being applied to tenders for civil works, such as road and building construction, water tanks, schools, parks, health centres, gymnasiums, etc.”

The small village located 14 km from the main city of Pune will incorporate with the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) soon. The area is witnessing speedy urbanization with a population of above 65,000 with many real estate agents buying land to develop their projects. The gram panchayat has passed a resolution, on Wednesday, banning the sale of Chinese products in the area. The local shopkeepers are of the opinion that the move can create some losses but have all accepted to promote Indian and local brands.

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