City civic groups welcome SC ruling on Diwali fireworks

Visakhapatnam | Monday | 29th October, 2018

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We don’t need to foul-up the air in the city by bursting firecrackers on Diwali. “Some people go on bursting firecrackers long past midnight disturbing the neighbourhood. It would be best if Diwali revellers gave up bursting noise firecrackers, and instead stuck with sparklers,” he said.However, while welcoming the court ruling, Sarma said the challenge would be in its implementation. The authorities will be hard-pressed to put a stop to the noisy celebration with the bursting of firecrackers after 10 pm, as directed by the Supreme Court,” he added. It will help in reducing the noise and air pollution levels in Visakhapatnam,” says E.A.S..