Chrome unable to read files from SD card

I have some HTML files in the SD card in my phone, which I want to open in Chrome. But, when I am entering the URL of those files in the Chrome's address bar with the file:/// prefix, Chrome says **Access to the file was denied**. But, I have checked that Chrome has access to the storage. See this screenshot: " class="img-fluid rounded" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 10px 0;" loading="lazy"> Please help me out. I have Android 7.0 Nougat and please ask if any more information is required.