Haryana bans firecrackers in 14 National Capital Region districts
The Hindu
The directive will also apply to all cities and towns in the State where the average of ambient air quality during November (as per available data of last year) is in “poor” and above categories
The Haryana Government on October 31 imposed a ban with immediate effect on the sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in 14 of its districts in the National Capital Region while restrictions were imposed in other parts.
“There will be a total ban against sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in al the 14 NCR districts namely Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Gurugram, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Mahendergarh, Nuh, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak and Sonipat,” as per the order issued by the State Disaster Management Authority on regulation of sale and use of firecrackers in the State.
Altogether, there are 22 districts in Haryana.