Sikkim government has banned the sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali.
In exercise of the power conferred by the Disaster Management Act, 2005, State Executive Committee directed a complete ban on bursting of firecrackers in the State till further orders.
The District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police shall take all measures and necessary action to ensure compliance of this order.
Whereas, the active cases of Covid-19 are on the decline in Sikkim and a significant number of patients have recovered, increase in air pollution on account of the bursting of firecrackers may prove hazardous for recovered as well as active Covid-19 patients, stated the order.
