Ahead of Diwali, Delhi govt. announces complete ban on firecrackers
Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday(September 7) that the Delhi government has imposed a complete ban on firecrackers till January 1, 2023. “Complete ban on the production, storage, sale, and use of firecrackers till January 1, 2023. This year, there will also be a ban on online sale or distribution of firecrackers in the national capital,” he said in a statement.
Rai tweeted, ‘To save people from the menace of pollution in Delhi, like last year, this time too there is a complete ban on the production, storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers so that people’s lives can be saved”.
दिल्ली में लोगों को प्रदूषण के खतरे से बचाने के लिए पिछले साल की तरह ही इस बार भी सभी तरह के पटाखों के उत्पादन, भंडारण, बिक्री और उपयोग पर पूरी तरह प्रतिबंध लगाया जा रहा है, तांकि लोगों की जिंदगी बचाई जा सके।
— Gopal Rai (@AapKaGopalRai) September 7, 2022
“This time there will also be a ban on online sale/delivery of firecrackers in Delhi. This ban will remain in force till January 1, 2023. An action plan will be drawn up with Delhi Police, DPCC, and Revenue Department for strict enforcement of the ban,” the Minister said. In September last year too, the Delhi government had banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers till January 1, 2022, with a fine of up to INR 10,000 in residential and INR 20,000 in silent areas.
Fact check: Connection between DEADLY air and DIWALI
Amid debates such as vehicular pollution and stubble burning, Diwali crackers have received a lot of attention, and whether or not to blame it for the deteriorating air quality in Delhi. A 2018 study that collected National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite data to confirm a link between Diwali and air pollution found a “small but statistically significant” effect of Diwali fireworks on air quality, a BBC report said.
The researchers found increases in concentrations of PM2.5 of almost 40% by the second day of the festival when the stubble burning season did not coincide with Diwali. However, this number comes back to normal levels after the celebrations cease. The study examined data acquired between 2013 and 2016 and concentrated on five places acrossDelhi. Similarly, a report by the Center for Science and Environment, a Delhi-based non-profit organization, showed that PM2.5 concentrations increased during Diwali in 2018, 2019, and 2020 in the capital.
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