In view of the rapidly increasing pollution, The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in Delhi and adjoining areas starting from midnight of November 9 to midnight of November 30.  The Delhi government has already banned the sale and use of firecrackers in the capital. The impact of this decision will be on all the cities of NCR including Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Gurugram, Faridabad, Baghpat.

Besides the NCR region, the direction will apply to all cities and towns in the country where the average of ambient air quality during November have dropped below the ‘poor’ category, said NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel. “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 limited to 2 hours during festivals like Diwali, Chhath, New Year/Christmas Eve etc., as may be specified by the state concerned,”

Along with this, the NGT has directed the Pollution Control Committees / Boards of all states and union territories to carry out special campaigns for pollution control in the wake of the Corona epidemic. Also, the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police, Commissioners of all states and union territories have been directed to issue circulars and ensure compliance with the ban on the use of firecrackers.

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