Firecracker ban: Dark Diwali for sellers as Chhattisgarh follows Delhi suit

Following the Supreme Court judgement on banning the sale of firecrackers BAN till 1 November in Delhi-NCR, the Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday imposed a ban on the use of firecrackers with high decibels during Diwali. Further, Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government has banned only those crackers that cause noise pollution.

While the decision comes as a relief to most, firecracker sellers are bearing the brunt of the move.
Chhattisgarh firecracker ban

A restriction has been imposed on the sale of firecrackers that produce noise above 125 decibel or 145 decibel for four meters in the entire state.

A distance of at least 100 metres should be maintained from hospitals, educational institutes, religious places while bursting crackers, said Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) Chairman Aman Kumar Singh.

Moreover, the bursting of the firecrackers will be prohibited between 10 pm to 6 am.
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