Jamshedpur, Nov 1: Acting tough against illegal sale of firecrackers, the police raided a shop RA Traders in Jugsalai and seized crackers worth lakh of rupees.
Sub-divisional officer, Dhalbhum, Nitish Kumar said that the administration is acting tough against sale of crackers against norms.�
He, however, added that the administration has geared up to tackle any possible Diwali-related mishaps, and has all its vehicles and equipment ready for the task.
The police have been asked to keep an eye in the Jugsalai and area for, it is the most vulnerable zone as far illegal sale of fire crackers are concerned.
�Jugsalai for years has been the center for dubious dealings of fire crackers and by rough estimates transaction worth crores of rupees takes place every year in the that particular pocket,� informed asenior official.
As shops and manufacturers vie with each other to provide the public with bigger and louder firecrackers, anti-noise activists worry that this year too many bombs will go off with deafening bangs.
“The Supreme Court’s guidelines bar firecrackers that are louder than 120 decibels, but the rules will once again be flouted this year. Firecrackers like sutli bombs and ‘atom’ bombs have decibel levelsthat are illegal,” said Prakash Sharma who has been campaigning for less noise pollution.
He went on to add that the 10pm noise deadline may have helped curb the menace, but even it is often flouted. Senior citizens and those who have heart ailments are plagued at night due to loud bombs. There is also confusion over the rule stating that fireworks cannot be set off within 100
The police have been asked to keep an eye in the Jugsalai and area for, it is the most vulnerable zone as far illegal sale of fire crackers are concerned.
�Jugsalai for years has been the center for dubious dealings of fire
crackers and by rough estimates transaction worth crores of rupees
takes place every year in the that particular pocket,� informed a
senior official.
As shops and manufacturers vie with each other to provide the public
with bigger and louder firecrackers, anti-noise activists worry that
this year too many bombs will go off with deafening bangs. metres of silence zone.
