Rajasthan Government Bans Sale Of Firecrackers Amid Covid Crisis

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said that he has issued directions to ban the sale of firecrackers and restrict their use to protect COVID-19 patients and the public from their ill-effects.

"In order to protect the health of COVID-19 infected patients and general public due to poisonous smoke emanating from firecrackers, strict action has been taken to prohibit the sale of firecrackers in the state and restrict the movement of vehicles without fitness certificate," Mr Gehlot tweeted.

पटाखों से निकलने वाले विषैले धुएं से कोविड-19 संक्रमित रोगियों एवं आमजन के स्वास्थ्य की रक्षा के लिए प्रदेश में पटाखों की बिक्री एवं आतिशबाजी पर रोक लगाने तथा बिना फिटनेस के धुआं उगलने वाले वाहनों पर सख्त कार्रवाई के निर्देश दिए हैं। pic.twitter.com/5k50QJbG1k

- Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 1, 2020

This move comes as air pollution is on the rise in the northern states of the country currently.