The association noted that the turnover in firecrackers was over `1,000 crores, and with 350 units in Sivakasi alone, it provides direct employment to over three lakh people and indirect employment
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/over-3-lakh-dependent-cracker-industry
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diwali
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unemployment
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/religious-beliefs