BAN ON CRACKERS People supporting the ban on firecrackers will one day say that burning of oil lamps is a waste of oil. These people are supporters of Narkasur and the have every right to move the Supreme Court demanding a ban on illumination and Diwali b

The Supreme Court’s ban on firecrackers in New Delhi is welcome as it will reduce both air and noise pollution. The next step should be to ban blaring of loudspeakers at places of worship and functions which causes a lot of disturbance to the common man. U.N. Murthy Mahendra Hills, Secunderabad Before banning firecrackers, the Central and state governments must ban honking by buses and lorries, polluting vehicles and procession of cars in front of and behind vehicles of VIPs. S.A. Srinivasa Sarma Ameerpet, Hyderabad