Mangaluru: As per the orders of the Supreme Court crackers which sounds more than 125 dB has been banned. Considering the environment and noise pollution in mind SC had passed this order on July 21, 2005.

Moreover, people are not allowed to burst the crackers from 10 pm to 6 am and no crackers should be burst near hospitals, schools, religious places at any point of time.

To avoid the accidents due to the cracker burst the authorities have requested the public to burst the crackers in open ground than the residential areas.