Crackdown on high decibel fire cracker launched by district administration, TSPCB

The West Tripura district administration along with Sadar sub divisional administration and Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) jointly has started their crackdown operation against high decibel fire crackers to control noise pollution during festive days of Laxmi Puja and Diwali.

Separate teams of administration started their crackdown operation in various parts of the city including in Kaman Chowmuhani, Maharaj Ganj  Bazar Central road, Battala Bazar, Lake Chowmuhani  and Durga Chowmuhani areas against the storage and selling of firecrackers, which have above 90 decibel sound capacity since Sunday  morning.

While speaking with media persons, a DCM said that about hundreds boxes of high decibel firecrackers were seized from various shops in the city and owners of these shops were given stringent instruction to stop their sale of high decibel fire crackers.

Official sources said that Tripura State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) along with district and sub divisional administration has also intensified their crackdown operation against high decibel firecrackers from Sunday morning to control the noise pollution on day of Laxmi Puja.

 TSPCB sources   said that several crackdown teams including the team of State Pollution Control Board will start their search and surveillance operation in all districts of the state including capital city of Agartala against sound-pollution from Sunday morning till the end of Diwali festival.

However, TSPCB has earlier issued a notification for banning and selling of extra-loud firecrackers, which are above 90 decibel of sound capacity during the celebration of Laxmi Puja and ensuing Diwali.

In case of violation of the rules, the administration will take stringent steps against the violators, said TSPCB sources.

Apart from these, the state pollution board also imposed a ban on bursting fire crackers in front of hospitals, educational institutions and courts during the celebration of Laxmi puja and Diwali festival across the state.