New Delhi: Tamil Nadu's Sivakasi is known for the firecracker business. Fireworks are sent from Sivakasi to all over the country. However, this time the business has been affected. Tamil Nadu Fireworks Manufacturers Association says that this year firecrackers worth Rs 6 thousand crore have been traded in Sivakasi. Due to the Supreme Court's ban, there has been a decrease in business.

Supreme Court's decision impacts business

A ban has also been imposed on interlinked crackers in Sivakasi. Due to this ban, the production of crackers has declined by 30 per cent.

Production in more than 300 factories

It is said that there are more than 300 factories in Sivakasi and its neighbouring areas that manufacture interconnected crackers. The cracker manufacturer said that the share of sound crackers in the total production in Sivakasi is 40 per cent. About 20 per cent of these were interconnected crackers.

The effect of this was that the firecracker manufacturers had to keep their factories closed for a long time. The workers went to other factories. At the same time, heavy rains have also affected the production of firecrackers.

It is said that about 70 percent of the country's firecrackers are made in Sivakasi. The number of firecracker factories is more than 1100. More than four lakh workers work in them. BJP state president Annamalai had also shared a video regarding the firecracker business.

In the video, the BJP leader had appealed to the people to buy as many crackers as possible. He had said that many things are said about crackers, but this thinking is being imposed on us. Lakhs of people run their households by burning crackers.

accident in kerala

On the other hand, a major accident took place in Kerala. A fireworks accident took place during a temple festival in Neeleshwaram. More than 150 people were injured in the accident. The police registered a case under non-bailable sections against 8 members of the temple committee for bursting fireworks and violating guidelines.