Oct 28, 2024 05:30 PM IST
Karnataka CM mandates eco-friendly crackers for Diwali, guaranteeing security and environmental safety. Bengaluru residents can burst crackers between 8 pm to 10 pm this Diwali, in line with a Supreme Courtroom ruling. (HT File)
“Deepavali is approaching. The Supreme Court has given guidelines on what kind of crackers should be burst. Only green crackers should be sold and they should be burst from 8 pm to 10 pm,” Siddaramaiah stated after the assembly, as quoted by the company.
The deputy commissioners have been tasked with inspecting firecracker outlets all through their jurisdictions.
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“The district officials should register cases against shopkeepers who sell crackers other than green ones, if they do not follow safety regulations, do not sell them at the designation place and do not have proper warehouses to store them,” the CM stated.
Highlighting the necessity to safeguard the surroundings, he added, “I have also informed the DCs that there should not be any harm, injuries or deaths due to crackers in their districts.”
This comes on the heels of the institution of a vigilance committee in Bengaluru to implement stricter rules on the sale of firecrackers within the metropolis forward of the competition of lights, aiming to make sure compliance with security guidelines. G. Jagadish, the Bengaluru City Deputy Commissioner, spoke to reporters in regards to the matter and emphasised the need for officers to conduct thorough spot inspections earlier than granting permission for any firecracker gross sales.
The initiative comes within the backdrop of a tragic incident in Attibele final yr, the place a fireplace at a cracker storage facility resulted within the lack of as many as 17 lives.
(With inputs from PTI)
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