Cracker Sales May Drop Up to 50% In Chennai
Ahead of the festival season, the pandemic-hit firecracker business might witness a drop in price from 15-20% up to 50% in Chennai city. The orders from Sivakasi, which usually accounts for 10% of the total production in the city have been reduced this year by the wholesale traders. The annual cracker fair this year in the Island Grounds will have only 40 stalls instead of the usual 70.