Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has stressed the need for promoting green firecrackers. Mr. Khandre, who held a meeting with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board officials regarding the ban on firecrackers which are harmful to the environment, said that the Supreme Court itself has banned the manufacture, transportation, stocking, and sale of firecrackers which are harmful to the environment.
He said that this should be strictly implemented by the board and the district administration and local bodies.
