Special correspondent, Ranchi: During Diwali, crackers will be burst only from 8 to 10 pm. Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board has issued an order regarding this. Council Member Secretary YK Das has issued this order under the ban on noise pollution. It is written in it that on the occasions of Diwali, Chhath, Christmas, New Year etc. in the state, firecrackers can be burst only for two hours. On Diwali and Guru Parv, firecrackers can be burst from 8 pm to 10 pm and on Chhath from 6 am to 8 am. The Council has stated that this direction has been issued by the Council in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 31 (A) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 in compliance with the order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on December 1, 2020. Has been given.
Only crackers with noise limit of 125 decibels can be sold.
The Councilor has said that the air quality level in the urban areas of all the districts of Jharkhand state falls in the good or satisfactory category this year. Only those firecrackers can be sold there whose sound limit is up to 125 decibels.
action warning
On behalf of the council, it has been said that if the order is violated, section 188 of the IPC and Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code will be imposed.pollution prevention and control) Action will be taken under Section 37 of the Act 1981 and other relevant acts.