70 firecracker units in TN's Virudhunagar sealed
The district administration is to streamline the functioning of these firecracker units and to prevent further mishaps which lead to loss of lives and maim people for life
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Chennai: The Virudhunagar district administration of Tamil Nadu has ordered to close down 70 firecracker units in the district for grave violations of safety rules. The special teams constituted by the district collector conducted a series of inspections on these units since July 2021 and have ordered the closing down of those units which have violated the laws.
Several people have lost their lives in the mishaps in the firecracker units including children who worked there to support their parents. This led to the crackdown on the units and those found violating the stipulated permissions were ordered to shut down. Virudhunagar's district collector, J Meghanath Reddy in a statement on Monday said that several firecracker units that were violating the rules were ordered to shut down and the teams are on the lookout for more units. The statement said that the district administration is to streamline the functioning of these firecracker units and to prevent further mishaps which lead to loss of lives and maim people for life.
The statement said that the teams had conducted inspections at 758 firecracker units in the taluks of Sivakasi, Vembakottai, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Rajapalayam, Srivilliputtur and Aruppukottai.
