The Delhi Government had announced a complete ban on the sale, use and storage of firecrackers in the national capital.
The national capital witnesses a surge in pollution levels during the winter season. The city gets choked due to stubble burning, firecrackers and other reasons. The Delhi Government had announced a complete ban on the sale, use and storage of firecrackers in the national capital.
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court will hear the petition challenging the ban of firecrackers in the capital city. The court will hear the petition seeking a modification in the decision to impose a complete ban on the storage, burning and sale of firecrackers.
The petition said it is not appropriate to ban firecrackers in an arbitrary manner one and a half months before the Diwali festival.
As per the report, it said, "bursting crackers is not the biggest cause of air pollution in Delhi NCR." Meanwhile, the Delhi Government has also implemented several plans and programmes to stop the spread of pollution in the national capital.
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