Telangana high court has ordered a complete ban on selling and bursting firecrackers this Diwali and told the state government to ensure that all shops selling firecrackers are closed immediately across the state.
The bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy also asked the government to appeal to the people to avoid bursting crackers. So far, seven states and one Union Territory have banned bursting and sale of firecrackers this year. Among them are Dehi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Chandigarh and Haryana.
Besides, on November 9, the National Green Tribunal banned bursting firecrackers in all urban areas which had seen poor air quality in November last year. Hearing a PIL by advocate P Indra Prakash, the bench said that the state could not afford any activity that worsens air quality during the pandemic.
