Summary:
Ghaziabad: Acting On the directions ofthe National Green Tribunal (NGT), the UP government on Tuesday banned the sale and use offirecrackers in 12 districts that have air quality ranging from poor to severe.
The ban will come into effect from days preceding Diwali and continue till New Year.
The 12 districts where the ban will come into force are Muzaffarnagar, Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Baghpat and Bulandshahr.
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Ghaziabad: Acting On the directions ofthe National Green Tribunal (NGT), the UP government on Tuesday banned the sale and use offirecrackers in 12 districts that have air quality ranging from poor to severe.
The ban will come into effect from days preceding Diwali and continue till New Year.
The 12 districts where the ban will come into force are Muzaffarnagar, Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Baghpat and Bulandshahr.
As per a statement issued by Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, the NGT has mentioned that the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Muzaffarnagar is poor, while in Agra, Varanasi, Meerut and Hapur it is very poor.
Seven districts — Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Baghpat and Bulandshahr — have severe AQI.
“In the above-mentioned districts, following the NGT orders, directions have been issued to use Digital and Laser technology for the Diwali celebrations.
The government has also informed the districts with ‘moderate’ or better AQI to sell only green crackers.