# Dungarpur firecracker prices up 10 to 15% this Diwali 2026-11-01T12:51:10+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Firecracker prices in Dungarpur district have risen by 10 to 15 percent compared to 2025, with shops now stocked for Diwali. New varieties for children and adults have arrived in the market. According to traders, available items include match bombs, pop-up bombs, sparklers, chakris, chitput, and cracker guns such as matchbox guns and roll-tickly guns. Only Made in India green crackers, compliant with air pollution rules, are being sold, and no banned or Chinese crackers are available. Customer footfall remains low with Diwali still a few days away. Traders expect numbers to pick up as the festival date approaches. Firecracker trader Jay Kalra also commented on the market. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 10 to 15 percent price rise hits consumers in a district where festive spending is often a significant household expense. Traders report that only green crackers are on sale, following administration rules, but the source does not name any enforcement action or testing. Customer turnout is low so far, the key measure will be whether footfall rises in the days leading to Diwali, as shopkeepers expect. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straight market and compliance report with no editorialising This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Diwali, Dungarpur, green crackers, Jay Kalra Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dungarpur-firecracker-prices-up-10-to-15-this-diwali/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dungarpur-firecracker-prices-up-10-to-15-this-diwali/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/