Chennai: around 70% of crackers on the market are ‘green fireworks’, the word dealer, and this is 30% more expensive than ordinary crackers.
This shift was triggered by the limitation of the Supreme Court on a regular cracker made of hazardous chemicals that pollute the environment.
Despite the higher prices, vendors expect sales to take during weekends as long as the city did not experience much rain.
“Sales will be better than last year because people are more open to this year’s celebration after two years of pandemic and locking,” said a dealer, added that not many customers insist on green crackers.
Green crackers are made of aluminum, barium nitrate, dextrin and additive csir-neeer-f (ferro oxide).
Which usually contains more chemicals, including sulfur, potassium nitrate, and charcoal, which allows them to go with a loud bangs of 150db to 160db.
Green crackers, on the other hand, can have a maximum limit of 100db to 125dB.
They are also said to release water vapor that will absorb dust particles, reduce particulate emissions.
“Variations of green and non-green crackers are available now because of the abundance of production in 2018.
Next year, it will only be green crackers,” said L Prabhu from SGT crackers at Pondy Bazaar.
“Sales will be better this year but it would be better this year but it would be better this year but it would be better this year but it would be better this year.
The number of stores will be less because of the delay of the license and the level of crackers shooting.” Many vendors told to Toi that they will not set up this year’s shop because businesses are less excited.
Pandemic and restrictions only make everything worse, said a dealer.
Software Engineer S Karthik Krishnan believes many people, even though they are aware of pollution, will buy crackers only for the sake of celebration.
“I have a son and I will buy some for him.
The pandemic ensures celebrations and parties.
So, now Diwali’s celebration is in full swing,” he said.
Youtuber P Suparna said everyone must also remember eight lakh people in the fireworks industry who could lose their livelihoods.
“We can’t let sivakasi die slowly,” he said.
Only green crackers are permitted in state norms and the government will be followed, said the Tamil Nadu pollution control board official.
When the license has not been completed, the exact amount of shops in Chennai cannot be counted as it is now, police officers said.
Tamil Nadu Fireworks and the Association of President Amorces Manufacturer Amorces Ganesan Panjurajan said it had fallen 30% this year because of a blanket ban on the cracker in seven states and the national capital, Delhi.
“But many governments now allow green crackers.
In Sivakasi, 95% of crackers produced are green varieties.
The lab will be immediately regulated in civilization to ensure 100% compliance with chemical composition norms and emissions tests.
We are ready to follow all directions And regulations for now, barium nitrate and sulfur dioxide are used in very small amounts.
The state government must also support the industry, “he said.