Blanket ban on firecrackers during Diwali in Assam, only green crackers allowed for 2 hrs

A blacket ban has been imposed on firecrackers during Diwali in Assam, with only green crackers being allowed to be sold and burnt for two hours in the state.

Ahead of Diwali, the Assam Pollution Control Board has imposed a blanket ban on the bursting and selling of firecrackers in the state.

However, the board has allowed the selling and bursting of green crackers only for two hours, from 8 pm to 10 pm during Diwali, from 6 am to 8 am during Chhath Puja and on Christmas and on New Year's Eve from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am.