Diwali not so noisy this year in Hyderabad
Colourful display of fireworks, strikingly bright traditional attires and an air thick with aromas of mouthwatering delicacies marked the city's Diwali celebrations this year. And while there was no toning down of the celebratory mood, the festival of lights seemed less 'deafening' and evidently 'safer' than last year, if the number of mishaps reported in city hospitals is anything to go by.
But while the relentless calls for a 'green', crackerfree Diwali found resonance in the IT belt that remained less noisy with many 'environment-conscious' techies either giving firecrackers a complete miss this year, it wasn't true of some other areas of the city. Residents of these areas, on the contrary, rued how the booming sounds from firecrackers continued to 'haunt' them well into the wee hours of the night.
"Starting daybreak, the deafening crackers kept going off every other minute and I was even afraid to step out as the roads were taken over by people celebrating Diwali. They had no concern for the vehicles or the pedestrians and sometimes even set off fi recrackers without warning bystanders to be careful," said Krishna Reddy, a resident of Banjara Hills, who decided to stay indoors to avoid the Diwali 'madness'.
That wasn't clearly true of many others, as many city malls reported an increase in footfall this Diwali. Inorbit mall recorded over 50,000 people strolling into its decked up interiors on Wednesday to participate in the Diwali mela and sign up for shop-and-win contests.
Diwali not so noisy this year in Hyderabad - The Times of India