Mumbai recorded one of the lowest noise levels caused by firecrackers during Diwali in recent years, NGO Awaaz Foundation has said. It measured noise levels during the permissible hours for bursting firecrackers on Saturday, November 14 from 8 pm to 10 pm and until the next morning.

The maximum noise level recorded this year was 105.5 decibel (dB) and was recorded just before the deadline of 10 pm at Shivaji Park near a Silence Zone board. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had banned the use of firecrackers and fireworks in the city in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19.