Letter.

Letter Published in Gulf News UAE on 30 Sep 17,Authorities need to be vigilant

This tragic incident happened in the Indian eastern state of Jharkand (“Indian fireworks factory blast kills nine: police”, Gulf News, September 26). The factory did not have a valid licence. The authorities should be vigilant and periodically check if places have proper licences. If they don’t, they should close the organisation down and the guilty should be punished severely. Because of illegal firework factories, in the case of a tragedy many innocent lives may not get adequate compensation because of the lack of a licence. In recent months, many incidents were visible. I request the government to implement some strict measures on this valid issue.

From Mr K. Ragavan

India