Chandigarh: The government Haryana on Sunday imposed a total ban on sales and firecrackers in 14 districts under the national capital area with direct effects.
“There will be a total ban on sales and use of all types of firecrackers in Bhiwani, Charchhi Dadri, Faridabad, Gurugram, Jhjar, Jind, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Noah, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak and Sonipat,” Government orders, “in sales regulation and The use of fire crackers in the state, read.
Direction will also apply to all cities and cities in the state where the average ambient air quality for November (according to data last year) is under the “poor” category and above.
Only green crackers will be sold in cities and cities where air quality is in the category of “moderate” or below, the order, adding that crackers during diwali and other festivals such as Gurupurab will only be permitted from 8pm 10 nights .
For the Chhath Festival, the same thing will be permitted from 6am to 8 in the morning, he said.
Fireworks will be allowed from 11.55 PM on December 24, 12:30 a.m.
on December 25 and from 11.55 PM PA da 31 December 12.30 am on January 1, for Christmas and New Year, it shows.
The Haryana state pollution control board will separately issue a list of cities and cities and make it available on its website.
Bursting of Firecrackers in the community will be promoted in an area where there is no prohibition, he said, adding that the designated area will be identified earlier by the authorities concerned.
Only green crackers are permitted even for weddings and other events, which are recorded.
Crackers’ sales will only go through licensed traders and e-commerce portals, including Flipkart and Amazon, will not be allowed to sell crackers, he said.
Hry Bans Firecrackers in 14 NCR districts
