India, Oct. 19 -- Markets across the city saw huge crowds of customers navigating and choosing firecrackers as three-day sale of green crackers began on Saturday. Vendors in markets such as Sadar Bazaar, Jama Masjid, and Shakti Nagar said they started selling firecrackers as early as 6am.

The Supreme Court on October 15 relaxed the blanket ban on fireworks in Delhi and NCR and opened a narrow window for regulated celebrations. The apex court allowed the sale of green crackers approved by the National Environment Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) from October 18 to 20. The crackers are allowed to be bursted only on October 19 and 20, between 6am and 7am, and 8pm and 10pm.

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