Pet owners, elderly people welcome NGT's cracker-ban on Diwali
News | November 13, 2020 20:51 ISTPet owners and elderly people have welcomed National Green Tribunal's (NGT) cracker-ban order on Diwali.
Pet owners and elderly people have welcomed National Green Tribunal's (NGT) cracker-ban order on Diwali.
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Several firecracker traders in the national capital have urged the Delhi government to clarify its position over the nationwide ban on sale and use of crackers during Diwali.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is known for its colourful and beautiful rangolis, rows of diyas and lamps and sweets. But Diwali became a Festival of crackers with the passage of time but firecrackers are neither safe to use nor good for one's health as they contribute to air and noise pollution. But the question arises that can Diwali be fun without crackers? Yes. Lets see how:
However, cities/towns where air quality is 'moderate' or below, only green crackers be sold and the timings for use and bursting of crackers be restricted to two hours during festivals, like Diwali, Chhath.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR from midnight of November 9 to midnight of November 30.
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday banned bursting or lighting of firecrackers at public places during the upcoming Diwali festival, under its jurisdiction. The firecrackers ban in Mumbai has been proposed in view of Covid-19 pandemic and the early winter that has set in.
The Delhi Police has arrested seven people and seized around 600 kilograms of firecrackers being sold illegally in the national capital from their possession, officials said on Sunday.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR from midnight of November 9 to midnight of November 30.
Amid firecrackers ban in several states ahead of Diwali, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that the government would allow the people to sell and burst crackers for 2 hours.
The Punjab government has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that there is no need for a ban on use of fire crackers as no part of the state falls in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Firecrackers ban: Ashwani Mahajan, national co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, said that states governments have been banning all types of firecrackers ahead of Diwali without any factual information.
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