The Chennai Police filed 891 cases against people for violating the Supreme Court's guidelines and bursting firecrackers beyond the permitted time on Diwali.
On October 29, the West Bengal government had allowed the use of 'green fireworks' for a few hours on Diwali, however, a group of Kolkata doctors and environmentalists had written to chief minister Mamata Banerjee requesting a blanket ban on all firecrackers.