Chennai police register 319 circumstances for bursting firecrackers past permitted hours on Deepavali

The Greater Chennai City Police registered 319 circumstances for violating firecracker rules throughout Deepavali, together with bursting of crackers past the permitted hours.

In line with Supreme Court instructions, the Tamil Nadu Government had issued an advisory proscribing the bursting of crackers between 6 a.m. and seven a.m. and seven p.m. and eight p.m. It additionally prohibited the manufacture, sale, and use of crackers producing sound ranges above 125 decibels.

City police personnel had been deployed throughout varied neighbourhoods to watch compliance. From Sunday (October 19, 2025) morning to Tuesday (October 21) morning, 319 circumstances had been booked for bursting crackers outdoors the permitted time slots. These had been registered below related sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the City Police Act, with the very best variety of circumstances reported in Pulianthope and Washermenpet areas.

Decline in fire-related calls

Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) management room obtained 43 fire-related calls throughout the State on Deepavali day (October 20), in comparison with 150 calls final yr.

G. Sathiyanarayan, Joint Director of TNFRS, mentioned, “Over 1,000 personnel had been on obligation inside Chennai metropolis limits. We obtained solely 15 fireplace calls linked to cracker bursting, in comparison with 48 incidents final yr. The discount is especially as a result of rainfall.”

He added that the division had performed consciousness campaigns in colleges and schools and organised a ‘Come and study’ programme for the general public on October 11 and 12 in any respect fireplace stations. “We additionally see rising consciousness among the many public in regards to the ill-effects of bursting crackers,” Mr. Sathiyanarayan mentioned.