The deserted look of the city roads with the garbage of firecrackers waste and packing boxes all around on Thursday morning clearly unveiled the story of people enjoying Diwali night overlooking the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board’s norms.
Though JSPCB had mandated no bursting of crackers between 10 pm to 6 am, the city residents took pleasure in bursting the crackers till late on Wednesday.
The festive enthusiasts did not bother about the timing prescribed but were indulged in their celebration with bursting the high sounding crackers all through the night. Areas like Lalpur, Kadru, Ashok Nagar, Harmu, Kantatoli Chowk, some areas of Main Road were the prime places where people were found to be taking an edge over the JSPCB norms.
The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board in its common release for the public earlier had mentioned that the status of the air pollution would be prepared and the report would be sent to the Central Board of Pollution Control (CPCB). Later, on the findings of the report the people found flouting the norms would be punished.
“We have released the notice in public dailies for the people to know about the norms of the JSPCB that they should not burst crackers beyond the permissible time. However, there was no check on the timings of the people as it is tough to monitor the activities of the city. People should be aware of the norms and follow it religiously,” said an official of the JSPCB.
However, enthusiasts did not bother about any such norm and were seen bursting crackers till late night causing troubles in the residential areas.
The sky engulfed in dark black smoke and piercing noise of the crackers is indicating towards the rise in the air and noise pollution after Diwali.
Meanwhile, the JSPCB is monitoring the decibel level and the ambient air quality across the city to send it to the CPCB. The permissible limit of noise pollution in areas like Ratu Road, Main Road, Lalpur, Kutchery Chowk and Albert Ekka Chowk is around 45-55 decibels, where the sources claimed of noise recorded more than 80 decibels. JSPCB officials claimed that the monitoring of the reports are being done and very soon would be sent to the CPCB for further actions.
It should be mentioned here that fireworks release toxins and harmful compounds like sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, manganese, cadmium in the air causing adverse impact on lungs, causing respiratory ailments.