the goan I network
PANAJI
The State government has notified crackers and fireworks bursting time slots for the upcoming Diwali festival on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday following directions of the Supreme Court to curb noise and air pollution.
Bursting of fireworks and crackers will be permitted for an hour strictly between 4.30 am and 5.30 am and for another hour in the evening between 7 pm and 8 pm on Tuesday (November 6), the day Goa celebrates the slaying of demon king Narkasura by Lord Krishna by burning artistically made effigies.
On Wednesday and Thursday (November 7 and 8) fireworks will be permitted only for two hours between 8 pm and 10 pm.
A notification specifying the slots was issued on Sunday by Director and ex-Officio Joint Secretary of Environment Department, Ravi Jha.
The police station in-charge of the respective police stations shall be fully responsible for the implementation of the Supreme Court directions, Jha said in the notification.
The SC on October 23, imposed restrictions on sale of polluting firecrackers and permitted only ‘green fire crackers’ besides specifying time restrictions.
