The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on sale of crackers
on 9th October in Delhi NCR. This ban on sales of crackers will last till 31st
October. This ban is brought into existence to stop people from bursting
crackers this Diwali in order to not repeat the last year incident of drastic
air pollution causing smog for days which caused breathing problems and asthma
attacks in residents including children.
The
Supreme Court itself observed that “the air quality deteriorates abysmally and
alarmingly and the city chokes thereby, leading to closure of schools in view
of the health emergency situation.” Crackers are made of highly toxic heavy
metals such as copper, cadmium, lead, manganese, zinc, sodium and potassium. These
harmful metals, if present in the air, can cause an asthma attack, severe
headache and respiratory problems, apart from chronic cough to people coming in
contact with them.
This ban
is a good step to avoid air pollution and protect the environment. Due to large
numbers of crackers being burst during Diwali, elderly people as well as people
suffering from breathing related diseases like asthma and bronchitis gets
affected very badly. Some people even suffers from hearing problems due to
extreme noise pollution from crackers. Even animals gets disturbed due to noise
and air pollution. Many animals are mistreated by people who puts or ties
crackers on them for fun. Residents preparing for exams or important work of
their offices gets disturbed to continuous noise. This ban is a blessing for
many people who will get a huge relief from it. Diwali is a festival of lights,
happiness and bonding. Diwali should be celebrated by visiting families and
friends, buying sweets, shopping for new clothes and lighting diyas and hanging
lanterns in our houses instead of bursting crackers and creating noise and air
pollution.
Even
though the ban is executed but there is no guarantee that it will be as
effective as expected because people who bought crackers before 9th October
will burst crackers anyway. Bursting of crackers will only be reduced to some
extent but can’t be stopped completely. So it would have been better if the
apex court had banned the bursting of crackers instead of sales of crackers as
many people buy crackers weeks before Diwali begins. Or the apex court would
have banned the sales of crackers a couple of months before Diwali instead of
banning it just a week before Diwali.
On a
different take, there should be ban on only sales of highly explosive crackers
but sales of low explosive crackers should be allowed along with sales of basic
crackers like sparklers, anar(flower pots or fountains) and chakras. People
should be allowed to enjoy bursting of crackers but only basic and low
explosive crackers. There should be time limit given to burst crackers to the
people like a couple of hours instead of being allowed to burst crackers all
night till dawn disturbing the residents and animals of the area. Diwali comes
only once a year so people should be allowed to burst crackers as long as no
disturbance is caused to the people as well as the health of people is not
compromised. There should be attempts by the people to not cause noise and air
pollution due to their celebration of Diwali by bursting crackers.
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