LUCKNOW, Nov. 4 -- With Diwali less than a week away, Lucknow police have proposed setting up 1,201 temporary firecracker shops at 60 designated locations across the city. Police have also laid down stringent safety norms for vendors, making the sale of only green crackers permissible at the approved sites.

According to a police details issued on Tuesday, the shops have been proposes across the city's five zones - Western, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern. Sarojininagar's Sainik Ground has the highest number of proposed shops at 67, followed by 50 each at Kathavachak Maidan in Ashiana, Vikasnagar Mini Stadium, Government Polytechnic Ground in Ghazipur and Ram Bharose Maiku Lal ground in the PGI area.

Other major locations include...