An immediate ban has been imposed on Monday by the Government on firecracker in Delhi by anticipating rise in pollution level as winter is approaching. This ban is effective till 1st January and is applicable on the production, sale, use of firecrackers in Delhi.
In order to reduce the air pollution- An announcement has been made on 9th September by the Delhi environment minister ‘Gopal Rai’ to all the Delhi residents to support the government’s action and not to burn firecrackers in Delhi. To ensure effective implementation of the ban on firecrackers in Delhi.
The main aim of applying the ban on firecrackers in Delhi location is to control the level of pollution which gets worsen during the winters due to low speed wind, stalk burning etc. So preventive measures are taken so that the air remains breathable.
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Some of the factors that causes ban on firecrackers in Delhi are:
- Weather condition: As during the winter season, smog occurs so the pollution increases as the dust particles comes in contact with the air.
- Vehicle emission: The emission from the vehicles get combined with the air making it more polluted.
- Industrial emission: As there are many factories around Delhi so the emission from them can cause pollution.
- Crop burning: Farmers specially burns there stalks after harvesting in the month of October and November this releases huge amount of smoke and harmful gases.
- Construction activities: The construction work in the city contributes dust which pollutes the air.
- Firecrackers: At the time of Diwali, firecrackers tremendously increase the level of pollution and the impact of this last for many days.
