Shimla, Oct. 18 -- District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner Shimla Anupam Kashyap said on Saturday that the time for bursting and using firecrackers during the Diwali festival has been fixed from 8 pm to 10 pm and during this time only green firecrackers will be allowed to be used.
He informed that only green crackers should be sold in cities and towns where the air quality is moderate or below, and the time for bursting and using crackers has been restricted to two hours during festivals like Diwali, Chhath, New Year etc.
This direction is based on the direction of the Supreme Court in (2019) 13 SCC 523. He informed that bursting of crackers will be allowed only from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali, from 4 am to 5 am and 9 pm to 10 pm on Guru...