Brief by Short91 Newsdesk / 04:20pm on 10 Nov 2023,Friday India
Bombay High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya, expressing concerns over critical air pollution, slashes Diwali cracker time from 3 to 2 hours, urging Mumbai to avoid becoming like Delhi. The bench cites the city's pollution situation, amending the initial 7 pm to 10 pm timeframe to 8 pm to 10 pm. While acknowledging AQI improvement after recent rains, the court bans debris transport till November 19 and tasks municipal corporations to decide post that based on AQI. An expert committee is formed to address pollution sources. Further hearings on rising air pollution are scheduled for December 11. [ Representative Image ]
