PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Oct 28 : Retailers who have been provided temporary licence will begin selling firecrackers at designated places earmarked across the steel city from Monday, November 1.
Dhalbhum SDO Sandeep Meena on Thursday issued an order of surprise inspections at the wholesalers in Jugsalai for ensuring strict adherence to fire safety norms.
The district administration has issued temporary licences to around 230 retailers.
Safety guidelines have been issued including selling only at designated points of sale, and keeping sufficient water, sand buckets and small fire extinguishers handy. Shops must maintain safe distance between each other to endure fire tenders would be able to make their way in case of an exigency.
The retailers have been also asked to follow social distancing and other Covid safety norms.
Various police stations have been directed to confiscate crackers if these were being sold at any other place other than the designated sale points.
The two largest common sale points are Aambagan grounds in Sakchi and the G-Town grounds in Bistupur.
Other large sale points are at Baridih Durga Puja maidan (Baridih), Gandhi Maidan (Mango), Ram Mandir grounds (Sonari), RP Patel High School grounds (Jugsalai), N Type Durga Puja maidan and Sabuj Kalyan Sangha grounds (both in Telco), Circus Maidan (Golmuri), Sunday market (Birsanagar) and Burmamines Durga Puja maidan (Burmamines).
Aambagan grounds in Sakchi hosts the maximum number of retailers- over 50 selling crackers.
Unlike last year the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board ( JSPCB) has so far failed to come up with any directives regarding the timing of bursting of crackers.
