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The Kolkata Police issued directives for the bursting of firecrackers wrong the metropolis limits during Kali Puja and Diwali festivities, allowing lone the usage of greenish firecrackers betwixt specified hours connected October 20 and October 28.
“...this is to notify that authorized greenish crackers tin beryllium displayed/discharged during the ensuing Kali Puja and Deepawali festivals connected 20.10.2025 from 8pm till 10pm lone and during Chhat Puja festival connected 28.10.2025 from 6am till 8am only,” the October 16 notification by Kolkata Police reads.
On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal authorities to guarantee effectual implementation of directions passed successful a nationalist involvement litigation (PIL) successful November 2023 with respect to curbing aerial contamination and dependable contamination during Kali Puja and Diwali.
The PIL includes directions similar banning firecrackers, different than greenish crackers bearing QR Code, from being sold successful the Bazi Bazar and the deployment of Kolkata Police and State Pollution Control Board unit successful the Bazi Bazar to inspect sales.
The abrogation part seat of Justice Biswajit Basu and Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta connected Thursday besides directed the State to record a study disclosing however acold the decisions taken successful the State authorities gathering connected August 29 were implemented.
On August 29 this year, successful a gathering of authorities officials chaired by the Chief Secretary, definite decisions were taken concerning greenish firecrackers and the constitution of greenish firecracker clusters.
“The State Pollution Control Board shall instrumentality each indispensable measures required to beryllium taken by it with respect to the contamination level during the play of Kali Puja and Diwali festivals and shall record a study connected the said issue,” the Calcutta High Court connected October 16 reads.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma visited Bazi Bazar astatine Central Kolkata’s Shahid Minar connected Thursday and instructed firecracker sellers to bounds their income to lone greenish crackers. Police and occurrence section officials besides carried retired inspections of stalls selling firecrackers to guarantee compliance.
