Ten people were injured while bursting crackers on Diwali. (Representative)
Hyderabad (Telangana):
Ten people were injured while bursting crackers on Diwali in Hyderabad on Monday. The injured including children are being treated in the hospital.
“Yesterday (Sunday) we had three (such) cases. Today we got 10 cases out of which four were serious. Out of these, one child lost his eye and three would have to undergo surgery.” Dr Najabi Begum, Civil Surgeon at Government Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Mehdipatnam said
The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) had recently cracked down on the sale of firecrackers banned on Diwali. Dedicated teams were formed to implement the order of the Pollution Control Board.
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