Jharkhand allows revellers to burst firecrackers for two hours on Diwali night

Ranchi: Revellers will get a two-hour window from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali night on Sunday to burst firecrackers, an official of the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) said.

Similar windows will be allowed on Gurupurab, Chhat, Christmas and New Year but the timings will



vary, he said.

JSPCB member secretary Y K Das said revellers can burst crackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Gurupurab. On Chhat, the window will be from 6 am to 8 am and for Christmas and New Year, it will be from 11.55 pm to 12.30 am.