The directions of the State government that the sale of only green crackers will be allowed in urban areas of Dehradun and five other cities while bursting of fireworks will be allowed only from 8 PM to 10 PM, are impractical to implement. Stating so, the association of local businessmen termed these orders as impractical to follow during Deepawali at such a short notice. Talking about this, the president of Doon Valley Mahanagar Udyog Vyapar Mandal (DVMUVM), Pankaj Masson stated that if the Government wanted businessmen and local residents to follow such orders, it should have issued the orders at least one month ago. "Most of the businessmen do not know what green crackers are. I am myself not completely aware of the concept of the green crackers. When most of the customers and the shopkeepers do not know about such crackers, how are they going to sell and buy them? I don't think that there are even one per cent of the crackers stores in Dehradun city that sell green crackers," said Masson. He added, "Most of the shopkeepers have already invested lakhs of rupees in the crackers business with the hope that they will earn better during Deepawali and now, the government is issuing orders literally just hours before the celebrations. The administration should have at least made the people and businessmen aware about green crackers months before Deepawali so that they could invest accordingly. We do not know who is advising our government to take such impractical decisions but the government should also think about the welfare of local businesses and public before issuing any last minute orders.”