Summary:
The district administration had issued licences to 82 cracker retailers in total, despite officials admitting in private that “green crackers” were not available in the market. Several sellers had questioned the point of issuing licences when there were no “green crackers”. Jewar tehsildar Abhay Singh said though 82 retailers had been selected for licences to sell crackers, only 66 had accepted them. The apex court had on October 23 permitted the sale of only “green crackers” in NCR. “I had asked the city magistrate and all district officials and deputy collectors to ensure compliance of the Supreme Court and Central Pollution Control Board’s directives..