Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, November 2
To keep a check on the illegal stocking and sale of firecrackers in the district, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori on Monday issued helpline numbers 8556918229 and 0181-2224417 where people can register their complaints.
The Deputy Commissioner said people could file their complaint through phone calls or WhatsApp following which a time-bound action would be ensured by the administration. The government recently imposed a ban on the sale of imported firecrackers and launched a crackdown on the stocking and sale of such products, he said.
The DC said the district administration had constituted a three-member committee of the administration, the police, and the Municipal Corporation to ensure stringent action against the unauthorised storage and sale of firecrackers in the district. The team comprising ADCP Vatsala Gupta, SDM Rahul Sindhu, and Joint Commissioner Municipal Corporation Harcharan Singh would ensure the best of the coordination among the departments concerned, besides expediting action on the complaint received by the authorities, added Thori.
The DC said only six permanent licences were issued by the Commissionerate Police in the city to a firm, Braco Fireworks at Khambra village, which have the validity period from March 2021 to March 2023. He further mentioned that as many as 20 temporary licences had been issued by the Commissionerate Police under their jurisdiction to sell firecrackers within the designated premises of Burlton Park. However, no such licence was issued by the administration for the area outside Police Commissionerate jurisdiction (Jalandhar rural).
Thori categorically stated that unauthorised stocking and sale of firecrackers outside these designated places would be dealt with iron hands and stern action initiated against the violators.
The DC said joint teams of the district administration, the police, and the MC were keeping a round-the-clock vigil against such unauthorised activities and called upon people to lodge their complaints on the helpline numbers to ensure the implementation of the government orders in the district and the safety and security of citizens.
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