Kolkata, Nov. 3 -- Ahead of Diwali, customers buying fireworks in the city can scan a QR code to access a list of 1,700 authorised 'green' fireworks, following the development of dedicated software by the Kolkata Police Reserve Force.
The system, aimed at curbing the smuggling and sale of illegal, high-decibel fireworks ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali, will be made available at various locations across the city's firework markets.
According to sources at Lalbazar, the QR code will help police and buyers identify counterfeit products being sold as 'green' fireworks. The city police have printed around 90,000 posters and leaflets in Bengali, English and Hindi for distribution across all 10 police divisions.
Police have clarified that only au...