168 licences given for sale of green crackers in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Oct. 19 -- A total of 168 vendors have been granted a licence until Saturday for selling green firecrackers in Delhi, according to Delhi Police, who said that another 10 applications were under review and will be finalised by Sunday morning.
While 15 licences were granted on Thursday, the total count increased to 90 on Friday, indicating an uptick in demand. This continued on Saturday, as 78 more licences were granted.
A senior police officer told HT, "We had to pull out records from 2020 and see who all had temporary licences and called them. Some said they were not aware of the Supreme Court guidelines, others said they felt the guidelines felt overwhelming and it was short notice for them. However, we did encourage many to com...
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