National Green Tribunal (NGT) in order to prevent the Coronavirus pandemic from worsening because of the poor air quality, announced on November 9, 2020, that it has decided to impose a total ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in NCR from November 9 to November 30, 2020.
A bench of the National Green Tribunal which was headed by its Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel issued an order and directed that it will be applied to all the towns and the cities in India where the air quality during November 2020 falls under the worse and poor category.
As per the order, in towns and cities where air quality has been moderate or below, only green crackers will be allowed to sold and the timings for the use of crackers will be restricted to two hours during festivals such as New Year, Diwali, Chatt, Christmas, etc. as specified by the state concerned.
However, NGT clarified that the restrictions are optional for authorities at other places apart from NCR but added that if there are more strict measures ordered by authorities, the same will prevail.
NGTs order of banning firecrackers in Delhi- NCR:
The National Green Tribunal noted that in light of increased adverse health impact of the pollution because of the use of firecrackers on Coronavirus, the aggravated risk to health led to the ban of firecrackers in various states by their government, a case has been made out in issuing directions for banning the sale and use of firecrackers in areas where the air quality is poor, very poor and severe.
Suggestion for special drives to contain air pollution:
NGT in its order suggested that all the UTs, states, Pollution Control Boards as well as Pollution Control Committees can also initiate special drives for containing the air pollution in view of the rising cases of Coronavirus.
The Tribunal also suggested that the state authorities can regularly monitor air quality at this time which can also be uploaded on the concerned website.
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