The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a blanket ban on fireworks — whether light- or sound-emitting — till the end of the year for the second year on the trot, overriding an order issued by the state pollution control board two days ago that allowed green crackers for two hours during Kali Puja, Diwali and Chhath Puja and 35 minutes on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a blanket ban on fireworks — whether light- or sound-emitting — till the end of the year for the second year on the trot, overriding an order issued by the state pollution control board two days ago that allowed green crackers for two hours during Kali Puja, Diwali and Chhath Puja and 35 minutes on Christmas and New Year’s Eve.