Are green firecrackers eco-friendly? Not really. But they might just be Sivakasi's last hope for survival.
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00:00This is funny, I don't want to even know what I'm doing.
00:30Firecrackers, industry is the backbone for sarcasm.
01:01Usually after the Diwali, people start placing the orders for the next Diwali and they used to give some advance payment for the production of it.
01:10This year, we didn't receive any advance payment because all the traders were afraid that whether fireworks will be allowed to manufacture and allowed to sell.
01:30My personal opinion, people wouldn't suffer if they're ready to move to manufacture green fireworks.
01:48It's just a matter of time because every industry has seen changes in the past decade and it's about time fireworks sees a change and green crackers is the new way to go.
02:00This is just a matter of time because every industry has seen changes in the past decade and it's about time fireworks sees a change and green crackers is the new way to go.
02:30It's very difficult for us because we believed in this industry.
02:45We've been in this industry for 200 years and now we have to close the factory because of the lockdown.
03:00We've been in this industry for 200 years and now we have to close the factory because of the lockdown.
03:10There are more than 3 lakh people who are directly and indirectly involved and thrive on this industry so I don't know what people would do without this.
03:40There are more than 3 lakh people who are directly and indirectly involved and thrive on this industry so I don't know what people would do without this.