VIDEO: Woman conducts Facebook Live to violate SC Ruling by bursting crackers after 10 PM deadline

In a gross violation of a Supreme Court order, a woman on social media site Facebook conducted a 'live video' challenging the ruling and violating the law. After Diwali celebrations, a sharp spike in pollution was caused by the rampant burning of firecrackers that has led to the formation of a smoky layer many cities which drastically reduced visibility.

In the video, the woman sayd that she burst firecrackers from 10:30 onwards, half an hour after the 10 pm deadline. The video has been shared more than 9,283 timed and has 840K views./ Image: Kajalshingala/ Facebook

NEW DELHI: After the Supreme Court restricted the bursting of crackers across India to two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali, in a gross violation of a Supreme Court order, a woman on social media site Facebook conducted a 'live video' challenging the ruling and violating the law. Earlier on October 23, After the alarming levels of pollution, the Supreme Court had imposed restrictions on the use and sale of firecrackers in an attempt to control rising levels of air pollution across India. The top court also allowed the manufacture and sale of just "green crackers" which have a low emission of light, sound and harmful chemicals. But despite the Supreme Court's order, in the video, Kajal Shingala was seen violating the order and boasting about it to her viewers. In the video, said that “I contributed in bursting crackers after 10 o'clock . Give me whatever punishment you want to give.” She says that on Wednesday she burst firecrackers from 10:30 onwards, half an hour after the 10 pm deadline. The video has been shared more than 9,283 timed and has 840K views. After Diwali celebrations, a sharp spike in pollution was caused by the rampant burning of firecrackers that has led to the formation of a smoky layer many cities which drastically reduced visibility. India's official permissible PM2.5 limit is 60 gm-3 while a PM10 level is 100 gm-3 but shockingly, many regions surpassed the limit. It is to be noted that the ultrafine particulate materials PM2.5 and PM10 in the air pose health hazards as they can enter the respiratory system and reach the bloodstream. Delhi recorded its worst air quality of the year on Thursday morning, with the air quality index jumping to severe-plus emergency category meaning that even healthy people may suffer from respiratory illnesses on a prolonged exposure to such air.