A recent study across three markets designated to sell green crackers in Kolkata has not only confirmed the presence of illegal crackers but also that most vendors are not being able to identify green crackers from conventional, or illegal crackers.
The survey conducted across the three ‘bazi bazaars’ (firecracker markets) selling green crackers at Sahid Minar in Esplanade, Bhawanipur, and Tala Park pointed out that only 37% of shopkeepers could correctly identify green crackers via the logo and QR code, while the majority were perplexed by QR codes and logo verification systems.
Green firecrackers can be distinguished by the distinctive green logo of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) and the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), along with a Quick Response (QR) code.
