Delhi cracker ban News

Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg said that between midnight and 6 am, approximately 158 fire-related incidents cases were reported.  

Diwali firecrackers Ban Delhi Pollution: The Supreme Court appeared very strict today while hearing the case of increasing pollution and stubble burning in Delhi-NCR. There is no respite from poisonous air in Delhi NCR, AQI is crossing 400. On pollution, SC said that the order to ban firecrackers was for the entire country. Supreme Court's big statement on Diwali firecrackers has come out.

Delhi NCR has become a gas chamber for the last few days. The poor air quality has broken many of its previous records. The situation is such that AQI is above 700 in many areas of Delhi. AQI continues to remain around 500 in many areas of Delhi NCR. The Supreme Court first asked tough questions to the state governments in the matter of stubble burning. The Supreme Court asked questions to the state government on the causes of pollution. The Supreme Court said that firecrackers should be banned and these instructions should be applicable to all the states of the country.

Traders and shopkeepers in Delhi said their Diwali has gone up in smoke after the ban on all kinds of firecrackers and that they will face huge losses as crackers worth lakhs of rupees have already been stocked by them.

NGT on Monday imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR). The ban is imposed from the midnight of November 9 to the midnight of November 30. The NGT has directed all states and UTs to initiate special drives to contain air pollution from all sources in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.