A distant whistle is heard, until the colorful explosion occurs. The dark sky is decorated with blue stain, red sparks, gold stars and silver rain; white lights such as lightning and sounds that mimic lightning.
This spectacle could well have happened on the anniversary of a city, a World Cup’s final,in a festival or at the entrance of the New Year. After all, the firecrackers are older guests in great celebrations, since the Chinese, inventors of gunpowder; started using colored bullets mortar, about 1000 years ago, to announce victory in war.
But behind all that beauty lurks danger. One in ten people who deal with fireworks have lost limbs, especially fingers. In addition to cause burns when they explode, firecrackers also cause mutilations, eye damage and deafness.
In the months leading up to Diwali festival, thousands of illegal fireworks factories are set up across India. In October 2008, 18 people died including 8 children, as many of these factories employs children in poor security conditions.
Some safety precautions:
• Do not hold fireworks in your hands.
• Fasten the rocket in a frame on a fence or a wall, and don’t be around at the time of lighting.
• Don’t light fires that fail.
• Shoot fireworks only outdoors, one at a time and see if there are no flammable substances or electrical networks nearby.
• Keep a container of water nearby to put the crackers used, or those that failed, so that there’s no risk of further explosions.
• Always check the warranty of the crackers.
In the months leading up to Diwali festival, thousands of illegal fireworks factories are set up across India. In October 2008, 18 people died including 8 children, as many of these factories employs children in poor security conditions.
Some safety precautions:
• Do not hold fireworks in your hands.
• Fasten the rocket in a frame on a fence or a wall, and don’t be around at the time of lighting.
• Don’t light fires that fail.
• Shoot fireworks only outdoors, one at a time and see if there are no flammable substances or electrical networks nearby.
• Keep a container of water nearby to put the crackers used, or those that failed, so that there’s no risk of further explosions.
• Always check the warranty of the crackers.
Panchtatva is saying no to firecrackers!
Celebrate consciously!
Celebrate consciously!
We are working on complete safety..
ReplyDeleteThis year say no to crackers
Last year POLLUTION DEPARTMENTS REPORT about pollution on deewali showed that the city pollution index( Saharanpur) was the less from the past three years. Definetly Panchtatva Crazygreen's movement played a major role in this result.
ReplyDeleteThis year(2011) we have been working with many new groups as well, so we will make from this movement a great event. Please join us and make from this diwali a festival of light not a festival of bombs, poisonous gases, noise and pollution.
Lets take more responsibility to save our festivals, society and our environment.
Please suggest new ideas to prevent the destruction made by crackers, be a part of it. Panchtatva team.