Haryana has banned the sale and use of firecrackers in 14 districts near Delhi days before the big festival of Diwali, the state government said today in a notification.
Online shopping sites too cannot make any sales of such nature.
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The 14 districts are: Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Faridabad, Gurugram, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Palwall, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak and Sonipat.
The notice will also apply to cities and towns where the average of ambient air quality during November ( as per last year’s data) is of poor and above category.
Last month, the neighbouring Delhi government banned the storage, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital due to concerns over hazardous air pollution levels.