Chandigarh administration takes important decision on diwali festival
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Patiala
Due to twin problems of Covid-19 and air pollution, a number of states like Rajasthan, Odisha,Sikkim, Delhi etc have banned bursting of firecrackers this festive season. Today Chandigarh administration has also taken a decision and banned the sale or use of firecrackers in Chandigarh in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, an official said here on Friday.
Today UT Adviser Manoj Parida said “ the directions have been given as a containment measures to prevent the risk of spread of COVID-19 due to pollution caused by bursting of firecrackers, in the city beautiful”
UT adviser Manoj Parida issues an official orders in which he said “I hereby order a complete ban on sale or use of crackers of any kind, throughout the union territory of Chandigarh. Any violation of the orders will invite penal action under section 51-60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, he said, adding the violators would also face legal actions.”
November 6,2020
