These [fountains and sparklers] are the only green crackers available in the market. Barely a handful of shops can be seen selling crackers.“Earlier, we used to stock at least 200 varieties [of conventional crackers]. The scientists say the new oxidant in the crackers produce dust suppressants and sorbents that reduce emission and sound.These crackers carry a logo and a QR code to differentiate them from conventional crackers. We could not mass produce green crackers this year due to lack of time. We are also working to limit the cracker noise level to 90 decibels from 120 decibels now.”The cracker supply situation too will improve by next year, he says.

Source: Economic Times October 19, 2019 17:37 UTC