Diwali – the Festival of Lights, Joy, Happiness and Togetherness, is celebrated to honor Rama-chandra, the seventh avatar (incarnation of the god Vishnu). It is believed that on this day, Lord Rama returned to his people, after 14 years of exile. During which, he fought and won a battle against the Demon king, Ravana.
Deepawali or Diwali is celebrated with great joy and pleasure around the world. But, mostly with firecrackers. These firecrackers, though a beauty you can watch all night, lead to Air Pollution, Noise Pollution, Global warming, accidents and at times, even death.
Pollution and global warming are known to have caused severe floods, landslides, cyclones and hurricanes in India and around the globe. But our small steps towards change, can prevent further apocalypse and disasters.
Fireworks incidents and explosions
- Sri Krishna Fireworks – Namaskarithanpatti – 20.07.2009
- Anil Fireworks – Keezha Tiruthangal – 28.07.2009
- Classic Fireworks – Meenampatti – 03.08.2009
- Om Sakthi Fire works – Mudhalaipatti – 05.09.2012
- Meenakshi Fireworks – Kichanayakkanpatti – 15.05.2013
- Chidambaram Fireworks – Vilampatty – 22.08.2013
- Jonal Fireworks – Chokkalingapuram – 25.02.2016
- Krishnasamy Fireworks – Maraneri – 09.06.2016
- Whole Sale Shop – Raghavendra Agency – Sivakasi – 20.10.2016
- Nagamalli Fireworks – Vetrilai Oorani – 11.03.2017
- ARV fireworks – Ramuthevanpatti – 06.04.2018
- SKS fireworks – Kakkivadanpatti – 06.04.2018
- Factory belonging to Krishnasamy Industries -Kakkivadanpatti -08.09.2018 and many more…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/19/train-hits-crowd-watching-fireworks-india-amritsar
Nov 8, 2018
New Delhi: As people across the country opted for fireworks to celebrate Diwali, places in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and others witnessed serious fire-related accidents on the eve of the festival.
In Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, a firecrackers shop caught fire all of a sudden in the evening and within seconds, the fire spread to five adjacent shops. It also engulfed 3 bikes and a scooter standing in proximity to the shop. The accident caused a stampede-like situation as shopkeepers and customers tried to escape the place. As per reports, the shopkeepers of the area informed fire brigade about the situation, but since the fire truck did not have water, the fire could not be doused immediately. Police on reaching the spot took charge of the situation and managed for fire vehicles to control the fire.
In Surat, Gujarat, an oil depot caught fire last night in Udhna’s Kharwar Nagar area. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire is suspected to have been triggered by Diwali fireworks.
In Lucknow’s Rajendranagar too, fire crackers led to a massive fire in an illegal candle factory which also spread to a nearby three-storey building.
In Delhi NCR’s Greater Noida, a huge fire broke out in a bamboo godown, leading to a rush in the area. Fire was controlled after three hours of struggle. Goods worth lakhs were burnt in the accident which was triggered by a firecracker.
As many as 209 calls were received by the Delhi Fire Services on Diwali, including one related to a huge fire in a factory at Bawana, officials said. The officials said the number of calls related to firecrackers was comparatively low, but there was no decline in the number of calls related to fire incidents, news agency PTI reported.
Sept 4, 2019
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/05/blast-at-india-fireworks-factory-kills-more-than-20
Punjab blast: Powerful explosion rocks firecracker factory in Batala, 23 killed and 27 injured in a blast at a firecracker factory located in a residential area in Batala town of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district.
How to make a change?
Everyone wants to make a change , but every change starts with you. Small steps towards change will make a big difference.
Little drops of water, little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean, and the pleasant land. So the little minutes, humble though they be, Make the mighty ages of eternity. – Julia A.F. Carney
- Do not burn crackers and fireworks.
- Purchase items for decorations and other household items from streets and from those people who can celebrate diwali from the money that you spend on purchasing items.
- Donate clothes, sweets, candles or other items to the needy and poor.
- Go to orphanages or old age homes and spend some time with them. Make them feel happy.
- Invest on recyclable items.
- Plant a tree .
Here are some more tips and suggestions to celebrate green and safe Diwali
https://www.surfexcel.in/dirt-is-good/celebrations/celebrate-green-diwali.html
http://vikaspedia.in/energy/environment/know-your-environment/pollution/safe-and-green-diwali
http://greenubuntu.com/10-things-you-can-do-to-celebrate-pollution-free-diwali-go-green/
Think about it 
Good write up… keep it up
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