Nagaland Guwahati/IBNS: The Nagaland government has banned sale and use of fire crackers in the state till Jan 31 next year.
In a notification issued by the Nagaland Chief stated that, considering the potentially harmful effects of bursting of fire crackers, the state government have directed to prohibit the sale and use of fire crackers in all parts of the state from Nov 10, 2020 to Jan 31, 2021 in public interest.
“The Diwali and other festivals are approaching and people usually burn fire crackers during such occasions and bursting of fire crackers releases harmful chemicals which have severe impact on the repiratory health of vulnerable groups and such pollutants further may prove hazardous for recovered as well as active COVID-19 patients,” said in the government notification.
The ban has been imposed under Section 22 (2) (h) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
It warned that any person found violating the order would be punished under relevant provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and other relevant laws.
The state government has entrusted the Deputy Commissioners, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur and Superintendents of Police to take all measures and necessary actions to ensure compliance.
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