Despite the Urban Disaster Management Authority (UDMA) clamped a city-wide ban on rockets and sky shots across rooftops, balconies, and congested localities until November 30, ground execution has run into a practical wall. Following a catastrophic festive spike of 42 blazes in a single day, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) post-Diwali prohibition on aerial fireworks has plunged civic and police enforcement squads into a severe operational conundrum.