With safety at stake, many in the national capital defied the cracker-ban, turning the air quality in the region to "severe" with stubble burning accounting for 32 per cent of Delhi's PM2.5 pollution. At Air Quality Index (AQI) at 414, Delhi recorded the worst air quality in four years.
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.
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 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.
The Haryana government announced a ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers across the state. The statement was made by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who said a notice on the same will be issued on Saturday.
Diwali, along with exictement, also brings the concern of rise in pollution. Therefore, to tackle post-Diwali dip in air quality level, a couple of states, cities, have already ban use of firecrackers.
Delhi government has banned the sale of firecrackers as the national capital records a sharp rise in air pollution levels ahead of Diwali. The ban will also cover green crackers.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday banned the use and sale of firecrackers on Kali Puja to curb pollution amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The government of Odisha has prohibited the sale and use of firecrackers from November 10 to 30 in the public interest.
The Haryana government on Monday declared possession and sale of imported firecrackers as illegal and punishable in the state, a spokesperson said in Chandigarh.
The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notice to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and four state governments on whether use of fire crackers be banned from November 7-30 in the interest of public health and environment.
The Dubai Police, however, have noted that the practice has largely been curbed as a result of awareness initiatives held among the community, the Khaleej Times said in the report
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