New Delhi (SunstarTV Bureau): The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has imposed a ban on the storage, sale and use of all types of firecrackers in view of pollution, in this year Diwali festival, announced the Delhi CM.
Additionally, the Chief Minister has advised traders selling firecrackers not to stock up any types of crackers this year to avoid loss. ‘For past three years, Delhi has been facing serious threat after Diwali,’ reasoned Arvind Kejriwal for the ban.
The Chief Minister reminded that the ban was imposed very late last year, after seeing the stocking of firecrackers by traders, so traders are requested not to store firecrackers this year.
Meanwhile, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said that the government has directed concerned departments to formulate a ‘winter action plan’ by September 21 with a fear of a probable escalation in the pollution level with the onset of October in the National Capital.
In recent times, the National Capital Region has been facing severe threats and a generation of smoke due to stubble burning. The Delhi Environment Minister also stated that the agencies have been asked to develop an alternative design for garbage burning in the city to overcome the cold in the winters.
