In some parts of the neighbourhood, residents said, the gaps between explosions were the only respite until the early hours. New Delhi: The bursts came in waves on Diwali night in Karol Bagh. A firecracker would go quiet and another would go off and the sound carried from the street into bedrooms.
They feel very scared by the noise,” he said. The chaos in Karol Bagh is part of an ordinary day, according to some residents. How much of the din reaches indoors depends on the stretch, residents said, but the congestion that feeds it returns every market day.
Amrit Kumar was trying to see what could be done inside his room While Taran Deep wondered what could be done on the street. The UPSC aspirant, who lives in rented accommodation in Karol Bagh, shut the windows to shield his cat, Shiro, from the blasts. “It is particularly disturbing for animals. I kept Shiro inside one room with all the windows closed, but still cracker sounds shook our windows. As the shops open and the lanes fill, shoppers weave between vehicles and delivery vans inch through traffic. At busy crossings, where people on foot look for a gap and vehicles queue, the honking cuts through the market chatter.