Ghaziabad / Noida: Some accept orders on WhatsApp and send them on the doorstep.
Some asked them to be stored between Diyas and Diwali decorations sold in stalls, to be disclosed only for “trusted” customers.
For those who look hard enough, getting a firecracker not too tough in Noida and Ghaziabad, no matter the complete ban on sales and use throughout Delhi-NCR.
They were offered from several traders in the Muradnagar and Loni industrial areas in Ghaziabad and shops in places such as Nithari and Nevada in Noida.
A man who sells diwali goods from kiosks in sector 22 in Noida claimed to have crackers, too, the disclosure he only made to those who survived exceeding his initial rejection.
“I have a few packages at the counter.
But they are hidden behind colorful puja items in such a way that they are not easy to find,” he said.
Most of the shares, he added, is old because Covid and locking has caused a stack.
Fresh crackers have been sourced from Bulandshahr, Loni and Aligarh.
“The usual cracker market is no longer.
We also did not order in large quantities, as we did before from South India (Sivakasi).
There are several manufacturers in Loni which provides small quantities.
Because crackers are not available on the market, customers are not too picky About brands and quality, “said a trader at Shahdara in Ghaziabad.
Sales, while Kllandestin because there is no license issued, it is also slow, registering marginal pickup this season during Karva Chauth and Indian Day playing Pakistan at the T20 World Cup.
Cracker traders have boosted prices, charging 20-25% above the MRP.
Procurement through the network on instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp has helped avoid prohibitions to some extent, some Ti traders spoke to say on Tuesday.
“There are dealers who accept orders on whatsapp.
If the order seems original, the retailer is asked to pay 25% of the amount as a down payment.
Stock is carefully hidden and brought to the NCR in the truck.
This is delivered on the doorstep of the customer or in their choice, “said a dealer.
Where kiosks sell crackers, they are mostly main roads.
For example, those who were established in Nevada, Nithari and Chauda in Noida have a winding ground road to them.
Likewise, stalls in Loni and Muradnagar are also in rural arrangements.
However, some sell crackers openly on the internal road several housing sectors in Noida and Atta Market.
A trader said despite the crackdown because of air pollution, there was a request for crackers in NCR.
“Prohibition or no prohibition, there will always be parts of people who will explode,” said a seller in Ghaziabad.
R K Singh, DM Ghaziabad, said even green crackers could not be permitted in Ghaziabad because Aqi was within ‘very poor’ reach.
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