The residents can look forward to a less noisy Diwali this time if a sharp dip in demand for loud firecrackers in the run-up to the festival of lights is of any indication.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/noisy-firecrackers-demand-lowers-kolhapur
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-kolhapur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/noise-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/festival
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diwali
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kolhapur-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment