I am no expert on firecrackers and firewords, but this Diwali I was awed by the sheer amount of explosives and light on beautiful display at Dehradun. I thought I would estimate the total spend.
I was at the outskirts of the city. I could hear a steady bursting of crackers. It was a continuous sound in the background. I estimated about 20 crackers were going off every second within my audible range.
For perhaps 3 hours (including the previous day's crackers etc.)
*now the question is fixed::
How much did each "pop" cost? I had no idea. But I estimated it at Rs. 10.
So Rs. 200 per second.
3600 seconds an hour or Rs. 720,000.
Three hours = Rs. 21 lakhs.
I guessed my audible range was 1 km. The city is 5 km in radius, say. 75 sq km, of which I was hearing 3 sq km. I had to multiply by 25.
25 times 21 lakhs = Rs. 5 crores.
Is this the right number?
I don't know. But I checked on the net a few minutes ago and it seems that Lucknow spends Rs. 30 crores on firecrackers each Diwali.
So Rs. 5 crores may be reasonable.
I tell you,I love this number-checking...
but more than it i love to tell u that u pple are the future citizen of the country and should come forward in the society to take the responsibility...for last 3yrs m spreading awarness in dehradun and neighbouring cities with a help of an NGO...
best wishes
jai jai GURU
bitten by wanderlust..a soul searcher and anything from diplomacy to economics or politics to philosophy that's in between.. writer, commentator and Analyst.. Straight road is Good Road..
