AgenciesThe National Green Tribunal has imposed a complete ban on the sale and use of all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR.
The ban will come into effect from midnight of November 9 and will last until midnight of November 30.
The NGT said that the directions will be applicable to all those cities where the air quality in November, as per last year's data, fell under the poor or worse than poor category.
"The 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, New Year/Christmas Eve etc., as may be specified by the state concerned.
"At other places, ban/restrictions are optional for the authorities but if there are more stringent measures under orders of the authorities, the same will prevail," the bench said.
The ban comes in the wake of rising levels of pollution in Delhi-NCR owing to instances of stubble burning and other sources.
NGT directs all states/UTs to initiate drives to contain air pollution from all sources in view of potential of aggravation of COVID-19.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier banned all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi.
(With inputs from PTI)
The ban will come into effect from midnight of November 9 and will last until midnight of November 30.
The NGT said that the directions will be applicable to all those cities where the air quality in November, as per last year's data, fell under the poor or worse than poor category.
"The 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, New Year/Christmas Eve etc., as may be specified by the state concerned.
"At other places, ban/restrictions are optional for the authorities but if there are more stringent measures under orders of the authorities, the same will prevail," the bench said.
The ban comes in the wake of rising levels of pollution in Delhi-NCR owing to instances of stubble burning and other sources.
NGT directs all states/UTs to initiate drives to contain air pollution from all sources in view of potential of aggravation of COVID-19.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier banned all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi.
(With inputs from PTI)
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