Tseminyu district allows only green crackers and bans barium-based and joined firecrackers

9 October 2026

Deputy Commissioner, Tseminyu, Japheth Woch, NCS, notified firecracker restrictions within Tseminyu District with immediate effect, in compliance with Supreme Court directions.
Sale and use of firecrackers other than Green Crackers certified by NEER/CSIR and bearing a QR code is strictly prohibited.
Manufacturing, sale and use of firecrackers containing Barium salts and joined firecrackers, called Laris, is completely banned.
Bursting is permitted only from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM on Diwali and other festivals, and from 11:55 PM to 12:30 AM on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
No temporary licence for sale of firecrackers will be issued without verification of Green Crackers certification.
Bursting within 100 metres of hospitals, nursing homes, educational institutions, primary health centres, courts and other designated Silent Zones is prohibited.
Violations will attract penal action under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and relevant provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.