No let-up in firecracker sales
New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- With marriage season in full swing, the sale of firecrackers has continued unchecked across Delhi despite a ban, which had been briefly lifted for Diwali. An HT spot check found widespread violations of the regulations across various hubs in the city.
On October 15, the Supreme Court had permitted the sale and purchase of green crackers approved by National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) to be sold by licensed vendors in Delhi "only for three days". The relaxation was only for the "period specified", the court had said. The bursting firecrackers too was restricted to the day before and day of Diwali between 6 am to 7am and 8pm to 10pm.
At the time, HT had reported on the violations of the apex court'...
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