Maharashtra minister urges people to avoid bursting crackers this Diwali

The Maharashtra authorities has banned public cultural capabilities in the course of the Diwali pageant and has additionally appealed to folks to not burst firecrackers to keep away from the air pollution that causes respiratory illnesses amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The state house division issued tips on this respect on Thursday night.

Though the state authorities has not taken any determination to ban firecrackers this Diwali, it has appealed to the folks to maintain it cracker-free. State well being minister Rajesh Tope appealed to the folks to maintain the celebration air pollution free and has additionally mentioned that the federal government might take a call over banning crackers in subsequent few days. The tips issued by the house division too have made an attraction on the same strains.

“The people recovered from Covid-19 infection may suffer again due to the air pollution emerging out of bursting of the crackers. To avoid it, people should restrain from bursting them. Instead, the festival of light should be celebrated by lighting diyas in big numbers,” the advisory says.

The tips have additionally banned organising tradition applications at public platforms. It has mentioned that the applications, usually musical applications early morning on the primary day of Diwali could also be telecast by means of cable TV, Facebook or every other on-line platform. The authorities has additionally advisable organising well being associated occasions like blood donation camps, consciousness applications as a substitute of cultural occasions.

“We have been issuing the guidelines for every big festival including Ganpati, Eid, Navratri during the Covid-19 pandemic and have banned public gathering during these festivals. Though the curve of the infection is on a descending limb, there is always a fear of a second wave of it, more so if the protocols are not followed by the people. The guidelines are part of government efforts to prevent the second wave,” mentioned an official from the house division.