Gurugram, Nov. 6 -- The Gurugram district administration has earmarked 23 sites for selling green firecrackers ahead of Diwali, allowing only licensed traders to operate until November 6. Sales elsewhere, including online, are prohibited, deputy commissioner Uttam Singh said on Thursday. Six sites are within Municipal Corporation of Gurugram limits, two in Manesar and 15 in rural blocks and other municipal areas. In Gurugram, designated locations include Leisure Valley in Sector 29, the Sector 9 ground, Babupur village stadium, HSVP ground in Sector 5, Gaushala ground near Mahavir Chowk and ground near Vatika Chowk. Under the Supreme Court's temporary relaxation, approved green crackers may be sold from November 4 to 6 and burst only on November 7 and 8, between 6am and 7am and 8pm and 10pm. The blanket ban resumes November 9. Only products from CSIR-NEERI-registered manufacturers licensed by PESO may be sold. Sealed packages must carry product- and batch-specific QR codes. Barium-containing crackers and joined firecracker strings remain prohibited. Joint police and magistrate teams will inspect stalls and seize unauthorised products. Bursting crackers is prohibited within 300 metres of hospitals, schools, old-age homes and notified silence zones. Violations can lead to licence cancellation and legal action, the district administration has warned....