JAISALMER: After the state government announced ban on stocking and selling firecrackers, authorities swung into action in Barmer district’s Balotara and Sheo sub-divisions.
Balotara SDM Rohit Kumar on Thursday sealed godowns of many cracker wholesalers. He said godowns of Ashok Kumar Khetmal Bagrecha at Tilwara railway station and Hastimal at Devnagar Asada Road were raided and sealed.
DySP Subhash Khoja said 11 shopkeepers in Sheo and two in Goonga were warned not to sell crackers during Diwali. Land record inspector Babu Ram said the action was taken on the directions of the district administration.
Despite ban, a large number of shopkeepers in Jaisalmer and Barmer ordered huge quantity of crackers and fireworks and are now selling them illegally, said officials.