Mumbai Police on Monday issued preventive orders on bursting firecrackers in parts of the city ahead of New Year.

In the preventive order, Mumbai Police said that no persons shall let off or throw any firecrackers or fireworks or send up any type of rocket upon any place within a distance of 500 meters beyond the buffer zones of bottling plants and the following area of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Mahul Road, Chembur, Mumbai-400074 for the period from 24th December, 2023 to 31st January, 2024 (Both days inclusive).