In what could bring cheer to many faces, the Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed ban on green firecrackers, permits their sale and bursting in Delhi-NCR during Diwali noting that crackers are smuggled into Delhi-NCR, and cause more damage than green firecrackers.
The SC noted, “We have to take balanced approach, permitting it in moderation while not compromising with environment. As temporary measure, we allow bursting of crackers from October 18 to 21.”
“Patrol teams will conduct regular checks on cracker manufacturers, their QR codes have to be uploaded on sites,” SC added and said, “No crackers from outside Delhi-NCR can be sold here and if found, the licences of sellers will be suspended.”
Central Pollution Control Board, state PCBs of NCR shall monitor AQI from October 18, said SC.
