Administrative and law enforcement bodies in Ghaziabad have finalised operational arrangements for the upcoming Diwali celebrations scheduled on November 8. As part of comprehensive festive guidelines, officials have approved exactly 11 designated open-air venues spread across the district's three administrative zones to facilitate the regulated retail of eco-friendly green fireworks. Temporary vending stalls will be allowed to function strictly for three days, commencing on November 5 and concluding on November 7. Traders wishing to set up shop must acquire temporary administrative permits alongside compulsory fire department clearances and install required safety equipment at each stall.
Designated Locations Across Urban, Trans-Hindon, and Rural Belts
To keep the trading footprint well outside crowded residential clusters, authorities picked spacious grounds across all three sectors. In the core urban division, sales will be permitted at Ghantaghar, Kavinagar, and the Ramlila Ground situated in Sector-9 Vijaynagar. Residents in the Trans-Hindon zone will find authorized stalls in Indirapuram, Sahibabad, and Teela Morh. For the rural perimeter, the administration allocated spaces at KN Modi Ground, Loni Inter College, Maharishi Inter College, Garhi Kataiya, and Muradnagar Chungi Number-3.
Rigorous Safety Guidelines and Transparent Permit Distribution
Outlining the framework, Additional Commissioner of Police Rajkaran Nayyar affirmed that vendor locations comply with the Supreme Court directives prioritizing adequate fire precautions outside populous residential zones. The senior officer noted that the allotment of temporary trade permits will proceed through an entirely transparent mechanism. He urged citizens to patronize only authorized retail outlets, procure certified green fireworks, and adhere strictly to legal protocols, warning that violators will face rigorous prosecution.
Sustained Crackdown Against Unlawful Stocks and Unlicensed Traders
Parallel to licensing authorized retailers, district police units have intensified raids targeting illicit trade networks and hazardous storage facilities. During recent enforcement operations, law enforcement personnel recovered more than 18 quintals of unlawful firecrackers from the Civil Lines neighbourhood. Complementing these raids, officers at Kotwali Nagar police station also apprehended individuals involved in illegal consignments and initiated formal penal proceedings.
Judicial Directives on Timings and Technical Certification
These district-level security arrangements follow a ruling from the Supreme Court granting conditional permission for bursting green firecrackers across the National Capital Region on November 7 and November 8. According to the court-mandated schedule, fireworks may be set off between 6 AM and 7 AM in the morning and from 8 PM to 10 PM at night. The judicial directive also limits allowable stock strictly to formulations that have received technical clearances from CSIR-NEERI and PESO.
