Today, the Apex Court of India sought an "immediate" response from the Delhi government and police regarding the firecracker ban, which appears to be only on paper.
Although the ban is announced annually, it is consistently disregarded, resulting in a persistent cloud of toxic air that blankets the national capital and surrounding regions for days following Diwali.
"There are widespread news reports that the ban on firecrackers (in Delhi NCR) was not implemented at all... this was supposed to be an important measure to reduce pollution," a bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih said this afternoon.
"What is the order (on banning of firecrackers) ... how is it being implemented... something has to be worked out," the court asked the Delhi government, and tasked it with creating a mechanism "at least for next year" to ensure Delhi doesn't choke on aerial pollutants in 2025.
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