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Buyers, sellers and dealers associations welcomed the Supreme Court verdict that put a cap in time limit, area and the types of crackers that can be burst. "We are very happy with the

order. We always preferred buying crackers that are light," said Aadil Hussain, a resident of Nagpada, who was buying crackers for his 12-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son.

"Crackers create noise pollution, which is not good. We do not even buy aerial crackers. We buy the harmless ones like pencil and flower pot," said Fatima Zara Hussain, another

buyer. Most buyers were happy with laris being banned as it will ensure a less noisy Diwali. "However, it is difficult to contain children sometimes. Although I am happy that most of

the dangerous crackers including laris have been banned, children do not always understand the need to ban them, and ask for those," said Nivedita Udeg, a resident of Prabhadevi.

Essabhai Fire Works Pvt Ltd, one of the biggest fire cracker shops, said that they did not envisage big losses after the SC order. "Since the matter was going on in the court, we did

not source noisy crackers. For the past few years, even buyers have been preferring crackers that are emit a display of lights and not noise. Whatever stock we have, we will talk to

manufacturers and return it to them. We will wait to see what they have to say. If it is not suited, we will change the dealer or the business," said Abdullah Ghia, Director, Essabhai

Fireworks Pvt Ltd. Minesh Mehta, Joint Secretary, Mumbai and Thane District Fireworks Dealers' Welfare Association, said that the order is not likely to impact the sellers much. "A

new batch of crackers have come to the market for children; these are less noisy. We welcome the SC order, as after all, we live in the same city. It will, in the end, lessen noise

pollution."