12 sites in Mohali reserved for sale of crackers, ahead of Diwali
A day after the High Court ordered to fix timings for bursting crackers on Diwali from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, residents in the district said the order was a much needed move to curb the rising pollution level in the district. The High court decided to permit sale of licenses to only 20 per cent of last year's number of cracker sellers. In 2016, 92 applications for licenses were received in Mohali and over 100 applications were received in Dera Bassi. Jasbir Singh, Assistant Commissioner (G) said, "Fresh applications will be accepted from vendors for sale and storage of firecrackers till 2pm on October 16 and draw of lots will be held at 5 pm on the same day." The Mohali administration has reserved 12 sites for sale of crackers in the district. In the Mohali sub-division, the administration has earmarked five sites, while in the Dera Bassi it is four and in Kharar sub-divisions it is three. -PTC News
