Cracker campaign goes up in smoke

NEW DELHI: Delhi government's much celebrated anti-cracker campaign which saw chief minister Sheila Dikshit exhorting Delhiites not to pollute the environment seems to have ended in a whimper this Diwali. Delhiites didn't only have a blast, but they also had a sparkling Diwali an indication that both noise and air pollution levels in certain parts of the capital exceeded expected limits. 

A shift towards more noisy crackers and colourful fireworks resulted in an increase in the levels of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide and metal oxides. According to data collected by pollution control agencies, Delhi was at its noisiest between 9pm and midnight on Diwali night, despite a Supreme Court ruling banning noisy crackers after 10pm. 

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