Delhi Imposes Complete Ban On Sale & Storage Of Firecrackers On Diwali

The Delhi government has banned the sale and storage of firecrackers on Diwali in a bid to control pollution in the winter season.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: Ahead of the festival season in India, the Delhi government has imposed a complete ban on the sale and storage of all types of firecrackers.

The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi, " In view of the worsening condition of Delhi's pollution during Diwali for the last 3 years, like last year, a complete ban is being imposed on the storage, sale, and use of all types of firecrackers so that people's lives can be saved."

Kejriwal also appealed to the traders to avoid storing firecrackers as they suffered heavy losses last year.

The Delhi CM further said, "Last year the ban was imposed after the traders brought their firecrackers stock which caused them heavy loss. It is an appeal to all the traders that this time in view of the complete ban, do not do any kind of storage."

This year Diwali will be celebrated on November 4th.

The announcement comes a day after the Delhi government asked several agencies to submit a detailed plan on managing various factors responsible for the spike in air pollution during winters in the city by September 21.

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai held a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday and said that agencies have been tasked with controlling and managing various aspects of pollution control.

“Each agency has been tasked to formulate a detailed plan, which needs to be submitted by September 21. Based on these individual plans, a holistic winter action plan will be released by September 30,” Rai said, reported PTI.