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Despite ban on firecrackers, 201 fire calls in Delhi reported on Diwali

Despite a complete ban on firecrackers in the national capital, the Fire Department received as many as 201 calls during Diwali, officials said on Tuesday."A total of 201 calls pertaining to fire incidents were received in Delhi, yesterday during Diwali," said Director, of Delhi Fire Services, Atul Garg.Ahead of the festival, the Fire chief had said that the department was prepared to fight fires through drones with which they could access high-rise buildings. Fire tenders were deployed near congested areas.Meanwhile, on Monday evening a fire broke out at an apartment in a residential society in Greater Noida West on Diwali evening, officials said.The fire broke out in the flat located in Vedantam Society in Gaur City 2 area, under Bisrakh police station limits, prompting relief operations at the site, according to police officials.Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar Singh said that efforts are on to douse the fire completely."We got information at around 10.05 pm about a fire at a flat on .

Several fire incidents, 5 in Thane, in Maharashtra due to firecrackers

Several incidents of fire was reported from Maharashtra on Monday.In the Vasai area of the Palghar district, a fire broke out in a footwear godown. Following this, fire tenders on the spot.According to the Vasai fire department, no casualties were reported.As many as five incidents of fire were reported at different locations in Thane, due to the bursting of firecrackers, said Thane Municipal Corporation on Monday. No injuries were reported in the incident.In another incident, a fire broke out in a house in a building in Goregaon East in Mumbai. A team of the fire brigade was deployed on the spot. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. No casualty has been reported.Earlier on Sunday, a fire broke out at A to Z Industrial Estate in Lower Parel, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.As per preliminary information, a level-1 fire broke out at 11 pm at A to Z Industrial Estate in Lower Parel in Mumbai.

Delhi's air turns 'very poor', but still 2nd best on Diwali in 7 years

Delhi's air quality turned "very poor" on Monday amid an increase in stubble burning, bursting of firecrackers and moderately unfavourable meteorological conditions which allowed accumulation of pollutants. However, the 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 312 was still the second best for the Diwali day in seven years. Before this, the city recorded an AQI of 281 on Diwali in 2018. Delhi had recorded an AQI of 382 on Diwali last year, 414 in 2020; 337 in 2019; 319 in 2017; and 431 in 2016, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data. The neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad (301), Noida (303), Greater Noida (270), Gurugram (325) and Faridabad (256) reported poor to very poor air quality. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". The relatively better air doesn't mean it's good air. The PM2.5 levels at 25 monitoring stations in the national .

Diwali orders for Sivakasi firecracker units not enough to lift spirits

Prohibition on use of chemical adds to pain of ban on firecrackers; industry appeals to Supreme Court for relief

Vehicular trauma cases rise in Gujarat; Chandigarh on alert during Diwali

A total of 621 cases of vehicular traumas were recorded in the state of Gujarat when compared with the average of 424 cases in a single day

Delhi set for smoggy Diwali as firework sales thrive after two yrs of Covid

Ban, strict fines fail to deter buyers, Air Quality Index at 247, hits 'poor' category on Sunday, a day ahead of Diwali

2 out of 5 families to burst firecrackers in Delhi-NCR this Diwali: Survey

The percentage of households bursting firecrackers in Delhi-NCR on Diwali could be the highest in five years as two out of every five families are likely to indulge in the activity, according to a survey. Ten per cent of the respondents said they have already bought firecrackers from shops in Delhi, while 20 per cent said they have purchased firecrackers from other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR), indicating that the ban on the sale of such items is not as effective as it needs to be, according to the survey conducted by LocalCircles. The survey received more than 10,000 responses from the residents of all the districts in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad. Sixty-nine per cent of the respondents were men, while 31 per cent were women. "Sixty-one per cent respondents said they will not be burning any crackers either because they are convinced that they cause pollution or because they are abiding by the ban. The survey results, when compared over time, indica

Purchasing, bursting of firecrackers in Delhi will be punishable: Rai

Bursting of firecrackers on Diwali in Delhi will attract jail term up to six months and a fine of Rs 200, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference here, he said production, storage and sale of firecrackers in the capital will be punishable with a fine of up to Rs 5,000 and three years in jail under Section 9B of the Explosives Act. In September, the city government re-imposed a complete ban on the production, sale and use of all types of firecrackers till January 1, including on Diwali, a practice it has been following for the last two years. Rai said a public awareness campaign, "Diye Jalao Patakhe Nahi", will be launched on October 21. The Delhi government will light 51,000 diyas at Central Park in Connaught Place on Friday. "The purchase and bursting of firecrackers in Delhi will be punishable with a fine of Rs 200 and six months in jail under the Indian Penal Code," the minister said. Rai said 408 teams have been set up to implement the

TN police file 2,000 cases for violating SC directive on firecrackers

The cases also include those against firecracker shops or units that sold or stored products

Smog chokes Delhi; crackers, fires lead to worst post-Diwali AQI in 5 yrs

A thick layer of acrid smog hung over Delhi-NCR on Friday after residents flouted the firecracker ban and emissions from farm fires in the region peaked at 36 per cent

Bursting firecrackers not matter of religion, let people breathe: Gopal Rai

Rai alleged that some people from Opposition parties were trying to sabotage the Delhi government's fight against pollution by linking firecracker bursting to religion

Blanket ban on firecrackers to continue in Delhi, says official

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced a ban on firecrackers on September 15, saying it was "essential to save lives"

Blanket ban on fireworks in Gurugram, section 144 imposed

The administration has imposed a ban on bursting of fireworks on the days before and after Diwali, which falls on November 4 this year

India's fireworks hub Sivakasi struggles to sustain amid Covid, NGT norms

Business badly hit, Sivakasi, home of fireworks, is losing its spark

The pandemic, muted festivals and pollution concerns may slash sales by half

Will implement NGT order on firecrackers' ban: Maharashtra govt to HC

The NGT's Delhi bench had on November 9 passed an order banning the use of firecrackers

Violators of firecracker ban can face jail term up to 6 yrs: Delhi Minister

The Delhi Police and the revenue department have been directed to constitute patrolling teams to check violations

Tripura govt bans bursting of firecrackers during Diwali, issues guidelines

Department of Science, Technology and Environment, has issued a guideline banning bursting of firecrackers amid the pandemic

NGT imposes ban on sale, use of firecrackers in NCR from November 9-30

The National Green Tribunal imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region from the midnight of November 9 to the midnight of November 30

States ban firecrackers on pollution, Covid: Industry stares at dark Diwali