Residents of high-rise buildings in Kolkata to bear the brunt of Diwali firecracker pollution

Residents of high-rise buildings in Kolkata are in fear of a very noisy Diwali. In areas around Dhakuria Lake people are worried. Ever since the Laxmi Puja immersions there has been relentless bursting of sound crackers.
Apparently, calls to local police station have fallen on deaf ears.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 24 October 2016.

Similar is the situation in Salt Lake, Tollygunge, and a section of Ballygunge, Behala, Santoshpur and Sarsuna. Activists claim that at least 14 police station areas in the south, southeast and added areas are the worst affected.
Reports from police headquarters at Lalbazar also accept that "more ground action" will be required to make this Diwali sound free because the markets are flooded with illegal firecrackers which are cheaper than the ones that emit lights.
Police have indicated that the market names might have changed, but not the products. A few examples are - the popular Kalipatkas have been renamed Chutphuts and double-sound Dodomas are now Navarangs. Generators being passed off as flowerpots (Tubris) burst like chocolate bombs instead of releasing a fountain of light.


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