Operation Sindoor-themed fireworks light up Kolkata’s Diwali bazars

Toasting the success of the Indian armed forces in Operation Sindoor stalls in Kolkatas fireworks markets are showcasing products resembling helicopters drones and shells evoking brisk sales ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali celebrations this year traders saidManufacturers of Sivakasi in South India and Champahati and Nungi in West Bengals South 24 Parganas district have come up with their own varieties of fireworks with strategic naming and military designs which upon bursting would illuminate the night sky they saidHelicopter and droneshaped firecrackers shells resembling missiles peacocks projecting the three colours of the national flag in their plumes are the new innovations this year and every customer is showing great interest in buying these products along with traditional items like sparklers rockets etc president of North Division Bazi Bazar at Tallah Park Milan Duttta told PTIEchoing Dutta Babla Roy secretary of Paschim Bongo Atasbazi Unnayan Samity an apex body of fireworks manufacturers said there is a buzz for firecrackers themed on Operation Sindoor which involved precision strikes by the Indian armed forces on terror infrastructure across the Line of Control and deeper inside PakistanThe operation was conducted in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack which claimed the lives of 26 innocent civiliansClaiming that all the fireworks adhere to the specifications of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NEERI Dutta said since October 14 when the bazi bazar was opened his fireworks stall recorded sales of Rs 4000050000 every dayAround 250 varieties of fireworks with prices ranging from Rs 200 to Rs 3000 were available at his stallFrom the helicopter dragonfly comets peacocks to shells young customers are lapping up these products We expect the sales to go up during the days of Kali Puja and Diwali he saidWhile many stalls have stocked NEERIlicenced fireworks manufactured in the states indigenous firework hubs at Nungi and Champahati we only sell products from Sivakasi and Burima Fireworks at Belur in West Bengals Howrah district he saidAt Baba Bhootnath Fireworks Bazi Hut Lokenath Bazi Centre products like Jai ho Tiranga sparklers and even Operation Sindoor reflect the patriotic sentiment in the marketManufactured in Sivakasi and certified as green crackers by NEERI these items comply with environmental standards while offering visually spectacular effects said Dulal Das spokesperson of Bazi Hut while attending customersApart from the new items multishot and multicoloured shells named naptune hulk war pluto colour rocket and others are the usual favourites said Saheb of the S amp S Classic Academy a fireworks unitMy threeyearold son will love to see the helicoptershaped firecrackers which the sellers claim will take off from the ground hover around at 45 feet heights and then burst I have bought 10 such helicopters for bursting on the night of Kali Puja on October 20 and on the Diwali night on October 21 Amit Bagaria a resident of Belgachhia area saidAsked if the fireworks have been certified by the government agencies Dutta said As per the directives of the Supreme Court and stipulations of the state pollution control board and the West Bengal government only green fireworks manufactured by certified entities have been put on for display in such marketsRoy said Operation Sindoorthemed fireworks are the new attractions while innovative green firecrackers designed specifically for children have also come upThese include fishshaped fire crackers that imitate the movement of a fish on a flat surface and toy guns that look like sparklers he saidWith the state government having raised the permissible noise limit for firecrackers from 90 decibels to 125 decibels there is no hide and seek with regard to the sale of soundemitting crackers this year Roy claimedThe four bazi bazars are located in Tallah Sahid Minar Maidan Behala and Kalikapur areas of Kolkata and one in HowrahA total of 163 bazi bazars have opened across West Bengal and will remain open till October 20The West Bengal Pollution Control Board WBPCB has allowed the bursting of green fireworks for two hours in the evening of October 2021 on the occasion of Kali Puja and DiwaliWBPCB officials along with personnel of Kolkata Police have been visiting these marketplaces so that violations of norms can be checkedA WBPCB official said every stall should have a gap of three feet and have a fire extinguisher two buckets with water and another sandfilled bucketThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever