Don’t celebrate ‘Diwali’ by bursting crackers: Dr Uppal

Ludhiana: The year 2020 saw the emergence of ‘COVID pandemic’ throughout the globe, including India but with the stringent measures of Central and State Govts. and various  NGOs working for upliftment of the situation, the whole COVID crisis  was able to put under control but it was also feared that second phase of COVID may again erupt if people don’t follow stringent measures of wearing masks properly ad keep proper social distancing, says Dr Sanjeev Uppal (Chief Executive Officer of Mohandai Oswal Hospital, Ludhiana who has been active voice in making people about celebrating safe Diwali every year.
According to Dr Uppal, people have now realized the nuances of celebrating Diwali by bursting crackers and prefer to observe safe Diwali but still there is a major chunk of population left which need to be made aware to celebrate Diwali without spreading the population and taking care of others.
 
This yea ralso due to outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic, Dr Uppal advises the people to celebrate Diwali in a  peaceful manner and observe the following precautions:
Precautions /Safety measures before Diwali:
•    Children should be allowed to handle crackers only under close adult supervision .Fire crackers are a major attraction for most children, but they have to be guided well enough how to burn and handle the fireworks carefully.
Children should ideally be educated about Going green and say no to burn crackers on Diwali by telling about harmful effects of burning crackers like noise and air pollution. If still they want to burn crackers, they should not be do it carelessly or by throwing pranks with fireworks.
•    Wearing loose or synthetic clothes is an invitation to the accident and disaster itself, so that should be completely avoided. Always stick to cotton clothes which have lesser tendency to attract fire.
•    Wear closed shoes while lighting fireworks.
•    A first-aid kit should always be ready
•    Store enough water and few buckets of sand ready at home which can be used in case any unfortunate fire incident happens.
•    Do not wear contact lenses which may get heated and cause eye irritation.
•    Burn the crackers only in an open ground where there is no obstruction or wiring or any inflammable material around. Never burn crackers indoor.
•    Maintain a safe distance while bursting crackers and never fire any cracker in the hand.
•    Do not carry any firework in your pocket while burning other crackers.
•    Always use only those crackers which are manufactured by an authorized or licensed agency.