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A Prohibitory Order has been issued nether Section 163 of the Indian Civil Defence Code, 2023, prohibiting the usage of carbide guns successful Bhopal territory of Madhya Pradesh. The determination comes arsenic respective children suffered oculus injuries aft playing with carbide guns successful Bhopal.
According to the authoritative order, nary person, organisation oregon trader volition manufacture, store, merchantability oregon acquisition prohibited firecrackers, fireworks, and amerciable modified firecrackers (carbide guns) that nutrient excessive sound by filling explosive worldly successful iron, steel, oregon PVC pipes.
An authoritative bid from the bureau of the Bhopal Collector and District Magistrate reads, "No person/organisation/trader shall manufacture, store, sell, oregon acquisition prohibited firecrackers, fireworks, and amerciable modified firecrackers (carbide guns) that nutrient excessive sound by filling explosive worldly successful iron, steel, oregon PVC pipes.”
It further said, “The sale, organisation oregon show of immoderate benignant of amerciable prohibited firecracker, fireworks, amerciable modified firecrackers (carbide guns) that nutrient excessive sound by filling explosive worldly successful iron, alloy oregon PVC pipes volition beryllium wholly prohibited. SDM, Executive Magistrate, Police Officer and departments acrophobic volition show the strict compliance of this order."
Speaking to reporters connected Thursday (October 24, 2025), Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said the authorities is monitoring the concern and ensuring nary 1 further suffers oculus injuries.
Deputy CM Shukla said, "We are monitoring the information of the children suffering oculus injuries. Those admitted to the infirmary are being monitored to guarantee they don't endure immoderate oculus damage. I volition person the last report. Regarding the usage of specified tube barrels for bursting firecrackers, an advisory had already been issued. The Chief Minister besides appealed to radical to refrain from utilizing specified illegally manufactured barrels and bursting firecrackers."
He said an probe volition beryllium conducted against those who manufactured and supplied specified firecrackers and instrumentality to the market, and strict enactment volition beryllium taken against them.
"Those who manufactured and supplied specified firecrackers and instrumentality to the market, causing harm to children, volition beryllium investigated and strict enactment volition beryllium taken. This is irresponsible behaviour that has led to the concern of harm to children. We volition look into this... When determination were already guidelines successful place, illegally selling specified equipment, which could origin harm, would beryllium considered a crime. This volition beryllium thoroughly investigated. And I volition talk to the Collectors of a mates of districts, specifically, to find retired however it entered the market. Ensure enactment is taken against those who violated the rules," the Deputy Chief Minister said.
