With just two days to Diwali, firecracker vendors in Delhi are still waiting for their licences to be able to sell their stock.
Delhi Police says they are ensuring the Supreme Court order is followed and have, therefore, shut down shops which are not selling “green crackers”.
The Supreme Court on바카라 웹사이트October 23바카라 웹사이트imposed a ban on making and burning of traditional firecrackers (series crackers or laris) to prevent Delhi air라이브 바카라 from deteriorating further; saying these crackers will add to air, noise and solid waste problems and made the sale of ‘green firecrackers’ compulsory for all.바카라 웹사이트
Speaking to바카라 웹사이트바카라, Jama Masjid police station officials said there are nine authorised firework shops in the area and all of them are shut.
“None of the shops have green firecrackers so they had to close. We never forced them to close their shops. The shopkeepers decided to close their shops the moment SC order was announced,” a senior police official told바카라 웹사이트바카라.
“We are visiting shops on a regular basis and police personnel in casual/informal dresses have been deployed on the streets. None of the shops바카라 웹사이트is바카라 웹사이트selling any traditional fireworks in our area,” Raja Ram Yadav, Jama Masjid SHO told바카라 웹사이트바카라.
“We are following SC라이브 바카라 order바카라 웹사이트strictly. We will take legal action against anyone who tries to break rules,” he added.
However, shopkeepers and customers in the national capital said they weren’t aware of the term "green crackers”.바카라 웹사이트
"Kabhi바카라 웹사이트suna nahi tha maine바카라 웹사이트green firecrackers바카라 웹사이트ke barein mein. Bachpan바카라 웹사이트se바카라 웹사이트he바카라 웹사이트jabh bhi atishbaji dekhi바카라 웹사이트hai ya바카라 웹사이트kharidihai바카라 웹사이트toh woh yehi fuljhari, charkha바카라 웹사이트hotein rahe바카라 웹사이트hai, yeh바카라 웹사이트toh pehli바카라 웹사이트bar바카라 웹사이트iska naam바카라 웹사이트sun바카라 웹사이트raha바카라 웹사이트hu바카라 웹사이트(I am hearing about green crackers for the first time. Since childhood, I have heard and seen traditional fireworks like Fuljhari, Charkha etc.)," a local바카라 웹사이트shopkeeper바카라 웹사이트in Sadaar Bazaar told바카라 웹사이트바카라.
"I haven’t yet seen a single shop selling green crackers. For me it's going to be same as 2016 when the court had banned the sale and use of firecrackers in Delhi," said a customer.
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"It라이브 바카라바카라 웹사이트not available everywhere in the market. It is a new thing. Most of us don't even know what green crackers are," said another customer.
“There is no such thing as ‘green crackers’ or low-emission crackers available in the market as mandated by the apex court. Only traditional fireworks that emit heavy pollution are available in the market,” said a member of the Jama Masjid firework union.바카라 웹사이트
“Preventing the sale of polluting firecrackers and ensuring that they are burst only during the specified time period will test the capacity of police forces to the hilt,” he added.
What are Green Firecrackers?
As the name suggests, green crackers are said to be less harmful as compared to the conventional firecrackers, mainly due to the absence of barium nitrate, a toxic salt.
Quoting Dr Rakesh Kumar, Director, (CSIR-NEERI), a report by The Indian Express said that in the green crackers, the materials which are less harmful and less dangerous to the environment are used.
According to ,바카라 웹사이트the green firecrackers have been named as Safe Water Releaser (SWAS), Safe Thermite Cracker (STAR) and Safe Minimal Aluminium (SAFAL). Researchers say these crackers have the unique property of releasing water vapour and/or air as a dust suppressant and diluent for gaseous emissions that match with the performance in sound with traditional conventional crackers.
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Losses for Shopkeepers?
Shopkeepers say Supreme Court order means they will have to suffer huge losses.바카라 웹사이트They said the court order came too late and that they had placed already placed orders to replenish their inventories.
“My annual income depends on selling fireworks. This year라이브 바카라 sudden order has affected my business. I am not against green firecrackers, but the verdict is a late decision,” said Maheshwar Yadav, a man who has been selling crackers at his 50-year-old shop in Chawri Bazaar.바카라 웹사이트
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Shopkeepers are protesting the order, albeit mildly, in hushed tones. Some have put up posters on the closed shutters of their shops asking people not to disturb them. “Dukaan바카라 웹사이트bandh hai,바카라 웹사이트kripya pareshaan na kare”바카라 웹사이트(Shops will remain closed. Kindly do not disturb), read one such poster in Chawri Bazar market.
“I am sitting outside my shop since바카라 웹사이트October 25,바카라 웹사이트following the Supreme Court라이브 바카라 order on바카라 웹사이트firecrackers. I come here바카라 웹사이트every day바카라 웹사이트because I cannot sit at home and do nothing. My daily income is dependent on this business and this is a licensed shop. But the police has sealed my shop since I don't have green firecrackers,” another shop owner said.
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When asked about the green firecrackers, he said, “The production of the green firecrackers have not started yet. The manufacturers begin the production months before the approaching festival. The order on green crackers came just two weeks ahead of the festival. How can one expect they will be available in the market?”
The citizens of Delhi on바카라 웹사이트Monday바카라 웹사이트woke up to the first dense smog of the season with the air quality in many areas ranging from poor to hazardous. The Air Quality Index (AQI) around Mandir Marg recorded PM 10 levels at 707 and PM 2.5 at 663, while PM 10 levels were 681 and 676 around Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, respectively.
