Patiala: Two days after prohibiting the use of all types of firecrackers in Gobindarh and Jalandhar baths, the state government has revised its decision, throwing the ball into the court of vice-commissioner of nine cities that fall under the non-achievement category which is usually high in pollution level.
In accordance with new notifications issued on Thursday, district judges from nine non-achievement cities will take special precautions after considering air quality around the cities concerned and will provide appropriate orders for adherence to the command of the Supreme Court and the National Green Court (NGT ).
In previous notifications issued on Tuesday by the Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Sales and the use of all types of crackers are prohibited in bathing Gobindarh and Jalandhar from midnight 28-29 to midnight on January 1 to January 1, 2022 after ordering NGT 2020 The average air quality index for November last year remained under the poor category in both cities.
On Wednesday, Punjab CM Chararjit Singh Channi in Ludhiana has claimed that when he was studying, he had sold crackers and managed the one-year education fee with the income.
He said the shop owner who was willing to be allowed to sell crackers instead of being harassed by the police.
Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) official revealed that nine cities – Gobindarh bath, Dera Baba Nanak, Patiala, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Dera Bassi, Naya Nangal and Khanna – fall under the non-achievement zone.
These cities have been declared as ‘non-achievement’ by the Central Pollution Control Agency (CPCB) based on air pollution recorded in the last five years.
These cities cannot achieve air quality to the target.
PPCB member Secretary Karunesh Garg said, “windows for two hours for only green crackers are permitted to sell and use firecrackers throughout the State of Manufacturing, Sales, and the use of Cracker joining (series of crackers) or firecrackers that use barium salts or antimony compounds, Lithium, arsenic mercury, lead or strontium, chromate in the manufacture of fireworks is prohibited.
“The main secretary, the Department of Science, Technology & Environment, said,” This is a comprehensive and balanced command according to the norms and sales and the use of only green crackers that are permitted Punjab.
District judge of each of the nine non-achievement cities will take special precautions and will provide compliance orders.
In the previous notification that we missed to add this paragraph.
“In Punjab, the outbreak of green firecrackers has been allowed at Diwali (November 4) From 8pm to 10 a night; At Gurpurbab (November 19) from 4am to 5am and from 9pm to 10pm; On Christmas Eve (December 25-26) starting at 11:55 pm until 12:30 a.m.
and on New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2021 to January 1, 2022) starting at 11.55 pm until 12:30.
District officials in Fatehgarh Sahib recently conducted a lucky draw for applicants who want to sell firecrackers and around 2,600 applicants have been applied in the district where 26 traders from all districts, including four merchants from Gobindarh bath, have won the license but the same thing Not issued by the authorities in the gobindarh bath after the state pollution department published a ban on ban.
“Previously we have decided not to issue a license to the merchant in the shower gobindgarh after the ban on the ban; but we will issue a license if the government allows the same thing,” said Deputy Commissioner Fatehgarh Sahib Surbhi Malik.
Prohibition of firecrackers lifted in Jalandhar, showering gobindarh
