To curb the menace of air pollution caused by bursting of crackers during marriage and other celebratory functions and also on the New Year eve, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) on Friday declared that the bursting of crackers has been banned in the state.
PPCB chairman Kahan Singh Pannu said that the ban has been imposed on the directions given by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Court had directed the law enforcing agencies, including the Pollution Control Boards, to ensure the strict compliance of the orders.
Pannu said that a public notice had already been issued in the newspapers informing the public at large that the bursting of fire crackers has been banned in the state by the High Court.
He appealed the people of the State to say no to bursting of fire crackers during marriage functions and other celebrations.
PPCB chief also requested that saving the environment is the fundamental duty of every citizen as is enshrined in the Constitution, therefore, citizens should serve the cause of nature by combating air pollution by every possible means.