With Deepavali approaching, Sujal Kumar, 19, and his mother Jaya Devi, 45, visited Sadar Bazar, a wholesale market in Old Delhi, hoping to find firecrackers that remain banned in Delhi-NCR due to air pollution.
They were not looking for green crackers, which are less polluting and allowed by the Supreme Court, but for traditional ones like rockets, bombs, multishots, and garlands.
“We asked around, but most vendors said they didn’t have these firecrackers,” Ms. Devi said.
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