NGT cracks down on firecrackers: Orders total ban across NCR, other cities

The enforcement of the ban and imposition of penalties will remain in the hands of the local authorities

NGT bans sale of firecrackers across NCR

Traders in Sivakasi and Delhi in a fix as air quality remains ‘severe’ in capital 

Shreya Jai & T E Narasimhan

New Delhi/Chennai, 9 Nov

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday ordered a complete ban on the sale and use of firecrackers in the National Capital Region (NCR) from midnight Monday till November 30. The ban would also cover any city or town where the air quality goes below the ‘poor’ category on the Air Quality Index (AQI).

As Delhi and adjoining cities battle worsening air quality, NGT said the threshold of pollution is continuously crossed in