Green crackers: Short on sound and light, high on confusion
The HinduThe sky on the night of October 27 may not be the usual riot of colours and noise levels in the neighbourhood may be lower than normal. Worst crisis As a result, the fireworks hub is facing its worst-ever crisis this year as manufacturers have not been able to produce ‘green’ crackers with the new formula provided by NEERI. “Only 3-4% of the total production will be green crackers,” says the managing director of one of the top five cracker brands in the town. Likewise, things will change in the fireworks industry too,” he says and adds, “Only 1-2 % of green crackers have gone with certification. I would say there was sufficient time to make green crackers.” But many manufacturers complain that organisations like CPCB and PESO did not help the industry get a gestation period from the apex court to switch over to ‘green’ crackers.