DPCC urges Delhi public to report firecracker use

The public notice, signed by the member secretary of DPCC, referred to the ban on firecrackers in Delhi last year as per Supreme Court’s order.

Published on: Jul 14, 2025, 05:44:10 IST

By Jasjeev Gandhiok

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The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued a public notice on Sunday, urging the residents to file complaints if they find any individual or organisation storing, selling, manufacturing, or bursting crackers in the national capital territory (NCT) of Delhi. The public notice, signed by the member secretary of DPCC, referred to the ban on firecrackers in Delhi last year as per Supreme Court’s order.

Manufacturing, selling and bursting o firecrackers is banned in Delhi. (HT Archive)

“In compliance of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India order dated November 4, 2024…Government of NCT of Delhi has issued direction under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 on December 19, 2024 for imposing complete ban on the manufacturing, storage, selling (including delivering through online marketing platforms) and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers in NCT-Delhi throughout the year with immediate effect..” the public notice mentioned.

The notice said that non-compliance will result in legal action, further urging people to report violations through the government’s noise pollution grievance redressal and monitoring system – ngms.delhi.gov.in, through the government’s “Green Delhi” application, helpline number 155271 or the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) - 112.

“The SC has asked for maximum awareness to be created on the ban. This notice is part of that exercise to regularly spread awareness on the same,” a senior DPCC official said.

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Jasjeev Gandhiok
Jasjeev Gandhiok is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times, where he covers environment, climate change, the clean energy transition and wildlife at the National Bureau. Gandhiok has over a decade of experience in journalism and is based in Delhi. He has reported extensively on Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). This includes the region's air pollution woes, a polluted Yamuna and on urban wildlife still thriving in the region. He joined HT in October 2021. Prior to that, he had five-year stint at The Times of India in Delhi, where he also covered Delhi, with a focus on environment and wildlife. Gandhiok has covered some recent events around the Capital too, ranging from the farmers' protests, the northeast Delhi riots and the CAA-NRC protests, reporting from the ground on all of these. He also travels across the country to report on how environment and climate change impact everyday life, while also writing on endangered species. His reports in 2019 on toxic leachate from Delhi's landfills led to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) taking suo motu cognisance and ultimately asking the state government to start bio-mining to flatten and remove all three landfills in the capital. He also closely tracks the implementation of government policies on climate, renewable energy and environmental protection. His focus remains on impactful, public-interest journalism which explains how environmental decisions affect people's everyday lives.Read More

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