Supreme Court on firecracker ban: Only less polluting crackers will be allowed for a limited time.
The Supreme Court today said that only firecrackers with reduced emission and decibel levels will be permitted during all festivals. On Diwali, firecrackers could be burst between 8 pm and 10 pm. People can burst firecrackers on Christmas and New Year between 11:55 pm and 12:30 am. Crackers cannot be sold online and if they are, the sites will be hauled up for contempt. Activists had petitioned the top court for a complete ban on fireworks as pollution levels rise in the capital, New Delhi, ahead of Diwali.
Here are the 5 big developments in the story:
- Only reduced emission crackers can be manufactured and sold.
- Ladis or chain-firecrackers which are very noisy are banned.
- Sale of firecrackers will happen only through licensed vendors.
- Only those that are within noise pollution limits set in July 2005 verdict are allowed.
- Firecrackers are allowed from 8 to 10 pm on Diwali, 11:55 pm to 12:30 am on Christmas and New Year.
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