Bursting fireworks allowed for two hours only on Diwali orders Tamil Nadu Secretary

Department Secretary Supriya Sahoo, said exploding polluting firecrackers can cause several health problems for humans and animals. The Supreme Court issued a similar ruling a few days ago, banning the manufacture and detonation of firecrackers containing the chemical barium.


Coimbatore: The order issued by the Tamil Nadu Secretary states that bursting fireworks will be allowed for only two hours on Diwali.

Only green firecrackers should be exploded on Diwali this year. According to the Department of Environment and Forests, fireworks will be allowed only from 6 am to 7 pm and from 2 pm to 7 pm.

According to a press release issued by the Secretary of the Department Supriya Sahoo, exploding polluting firecrackers can cause a range of health problems for humans and animals. In the welfare case pursued in the Supreme Court, it was stated that only firecrackers that reduce pollution should be produced. In the future, only green crackers should be produced. In another case, the Supreme Court issued a similar ruling a few days ago, banning the manufacture and detonation of firecrackers containing the chemical barium.

In implementation of the Supreme Court order, the Tamil Nadu government has been allowing firecrackers to be set off only from 6 am to 7 pm and from 7 pm to 8 pm on Diwali from 2018. Only green firecrackers will be allowed to explode on Diwali this year as well. Therefore, according to the Supreme Court order, only green firecrackers should be set off on Diwali from 6 am to 7 pm and from 7 pm to 8 pm. Firecrackers that make too much noise are not allowed. Fireworks should be avoided near hospitals, schools, courts, places of worship and cottages that have been declared areas of peace. People are asked to celebrate Diwali without harming nature and the environment.

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