![]() The bench also pulled up the Delhi Police for issuing temporary licences to shopkeepers in Delhi-NCR, despite a ban by the court in 2018. Giving licenses of any kind will be in violation of our orders,” the bench said. We don’t understand the distinction between green or black… just ensure that no temporary licences are given by the Delhi police. “When there is a ban imposed by the government it means a complete ban. Reserving its verdict on a plea seeking a ban on firecrackers, a bench of Justices A.S.Bopanna and M.M.Sundresh, after being informed that the Delhi government has taken a decision to ban all the crackers, said that police should make no distinction between firecrackers and green crackers, as there was a complete ban. The schools were closed as the high level of pollution forced the government to announce the implementation of phase 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) - a set of emergency plans that are implemented in four stages depending upon the gravity of the air pollution.Ī few days back, the Supreme Court of India, while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL), asked the Delhi Police to make sure that no temporary licences are issued for the sale and storage of crackers in the national capital. The daily average PM2.5 value for the year 2022 recorded was 98 (μgm/m3) again more than 10 times (as per the WHO). ![]() The average monthly particulate matter (PM 2.5 concentration) a measure of particles whose diameter is less than 2.5 μm and are more harmful as it can slide into the deep parts of the lungs, for the months of October, November, December was 99.7 (μgm/m3), 176.8 and 171.9 respectively - over 10 times the permissible limit as per World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Such high level often leads to serious health issues, like breathing problems, and irritation in the eyes among others. The measures were announced as the pollution level as the daily average AQI for Delhi in October, November and December was 210 (poor), 320 (very poor) and 319 (very poor) respectively, making Delhi the fourth most polluted city. Even schools in Noida were also directed to shut down and conduct online classes for students up to upper primary or middle school. In November 2022, the Delhi government ordered the shutdown of all the primary schools and even the outdoor activities for children were prohibited. During this part of the year, the pollution, measured by AQI (Air Quality Index), crosses the 300 mark and comes under the “very poor” category. It will also implement pollution control measures as necessary. ![]() As the Diwali festival comes close, celebrated by many by bursting firecrackers and the winter season sets in, trapping pollutants in the air which hangs lower to the ground, the Delhi government has again announced a ban on firecrackers, for the third time in a row.
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