As the season of festivity prevails, the spirit of joy and
enthusiasm reaches to another level. The festival of Diwali allows
people to engage in celebrations together by exchange of greetings
and sweets. Adding colour and illuminating the dark sky,
firecrackers add the elements of sparkles, thrill and glitter to
the festival. Crackers are also used during festivals like Gurpurab
and other occasions such as marriages and other processions.
Although, these fireworks bring cheer to the lives of individuals,
they are the immense source of air pollution reducing the quality
of the living ecosystem and jeopardizing the ecosystem.
Deterioration of environment
Amidst the amount of happiness these fireworks add to the
occasion, their bursting release various harmful components in the
surrounding environment including poisonous gases, particulate
matter, solid wastes which reduce the quality of air making it
unfit for consumption by living beings. These emissions are
