Now WB govt allows only green crackers during festive season

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Now WB govt allows only green crackers during festive season. An order issued by West Bengal Pollution Control Board, it said that, “There shall be a complete ban on the sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers, except green crackers in the state of West Bengal till further orders in this regard. In the state of West Bengal, only green crackers can be sold and bursting of such crackers shall be allowed for 2 hrs during Diwali from 8-10 pm, 2 hours during Chhatt Puja from 6-8 am and 35 minutes during Christmas & New Year’s eve from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am.”