Mysuru: With the city witnessing rains almost everyday since the past ten days, Cracker sellers are having a hard time as the sales are not on their expected lines this Deepavali. The declining interest among the people has also contributed to the dip in cracker sales.
This year, crackers are being sold at ten spots spread across the city — Town Hall, JK Grounds, Hebbal Industrial area, near Bandanthamma Kalamma Temple on new Kantharaj Urs Road, Chamundipuram Circle, Valmiki Road in Vontikoppal, Vishwamanava Double Road, Ashoka Circle (Ballal Circle), Kuvempunagar and Ramakrishna Nagar Circle. Some of the shops are offering discounts of 20-25 percent. Gift boxes priced at Rs.300 and Rs.500 each are more in demand than loose and high-decibel crackers. However, cracker sellers are not giving up their hope on doing good business as yet, as they are expecting more customers.
