Puttaparthi District Collector A Shyam Prasad on Sunday announced that applications for licenses to sell firecrackers for the upcoming Deepavali festival will now be accepted online in Sri Sathya Sai district. Interested applicants must submit their applications through the official website www.peso.gov.in, using Form AE-5. The Collector clarified that only those, who obtain fresh licenses for the current year, will be permitted to sell firecrackers, and licenses obtained in previous years will not be valid. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. The initiative aims to ensure strict compliance with environmental norms while enabling safe and regulated sale of firecrackers during the festive season.