SC Prohibits Barium Crackers Across India
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: The order banning firecrackers containing barium binds every state and is not just limited to Delhi-NCR region, which is reeling under severe air pollution, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The clarification by the top court, which had in 2018 banned the bursting of conventional firecrackers to curb air and sound pollution, will have ramifications across the nation. The application sought directions to the Rajasthan government to take steps to check air and sound pollution and impose a ban on firecrackers in Udaipur city during Diwali and weddings. The bench, while keeping the application pending said, “.no specific orders are required to be passed in the application as the court has passed several orders to check air and sound pollutants.