Owing to the ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the firecracker industry.
The ban has been put up till January 1, 2022 in the national capital. Harjit Singh Chhabra, General Secretary, cracker association of Sadar Bazar said, "For the past three years, we are bearing losses due to these bans. They have spoiled the whole business by putting up a ban. When Supreme Court is saying that we can sell green crackers and also burst them, then why Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has put a ban. Is firecrackers the sole reason for pollution?”
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced a ban on firecrackers on September 15, saying it was "essential to save lives".
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