• Mizoram government bans firecrackers during the festive season

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    Mizoram government bans firecrackers during the festive season

    Aizwal: To enjoy a pollution-free festive season, the Mizoram government banned firecrackers, sky lanterns and other pyrotechnic materials during the festive season, an official report said.





    Additionally, the state government also banned the sale and possession of toy guns, which have bullets during Christmas and New Year.





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    Aizwal’s Superintendent of Police C. Lalruaia said, “The state police have constituted a special team in connection to it and they are conducting regular checks on shops and godowns in the district.”





    Moreover, he urged the people to abstain from bursting, selling and buying firecrackers, sky lanterns and other pyrotechnic materials to make a pollution-free festive season.





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    Reportedly, the state government along with the civil society organizations and local and village councils will make an effort to ensure the ban of pyrotechnic materials during the festive season.