Despite ban, sale of Chinese string continues; took toll on the lives of six people in the National Capital
Jalandhar 22 August (Jaswinder Azad)- Keeping in view the sensitivity of the matter after Chinese kite strings claimed six lives in the National Capital, a seminar was organised on CT Public School campus on Monday. The teachers laid emphasis on making the students vigilant against the use of the string. They urged the students and others to create awareness among the public and urge them, especially youngsters, to revert to traditional and indigenously prepared 'manjha dor' for flying kites. This manja is made of metallic / nylon yarn with an abrasive coat of crushed glass gummed on to it making it razor sharp and non-biodegradable. This frenzy leads to the discovery of killer Chinese manja.
Mrs. Suman Rana (Principal, CT Public School) said that dubbed as the 'killer dor,’ the string is causing grievous injuries to humans and birds, besides injuring fingers of people who enjoy flying kites. Its non-dissolvable and non-breakable characteristics make it a lethal object that causes injuries while being used for flying kites.
Mrs. Rana further said, that Kite flying is a favourite sport among Indian youths, especially during festivals. However, this traditional sport is fast turning into a menace with many people being killed by kite strings.
A Chinese import, sturdy kite strings laced with powdered glass or metal have gained a strong footing in the Indian market as they are a cheap and highly efficient prop in the sport that involves bringing down kites of competitors by slitting each other’s kite strings. Chinese strings results in thousands of bird deaths every year. In addition, it is non-biodegradable, that is, it does not get decomposed and sustains in environment for a long time. Even after the festivities are over, lumps of these dangerous threads remain, effectively entangling and killing innocent birds. Mr. Manbir Singh (Managing Director, CT Group of Institutions) urged that everyone should abide by the ban put by the government to ensure its proper implementation on the sale of this particular ‘manja’, that is elastic in nature and hard to detach.
Mrs. Suman Rana (Principal, CT Public School) said that dubbed as the 'killer dor,’ the string is causing grievous injuries to humans and birds, besides injuring fingers of people who enjoy flying kites. Its non-dissolvable and non-breakable characteristics make it a lethal object that causes injuries while being used for flying kites.
Mrs. Rana further said, that Kite flying is a favourite sport among Indian youths, especially during festivals. However, this traditional sport is fast turning into a menace with many people being killed by kite strings.
A Chinese import, sturdy kite strings laced with powdered glass or metal have gained a strong footing in the Indian market as they are a cheap and highly efficient prop in the sport that involves bringing down kites of competitors by slitting each other’s kite strings. Chinese strings results in thousands of bird deaths every year. In addition, it is non-biodegradable, that is, it does not get decomposed and sustains in environment for a long time. Even after the festivities are over, lumps of these dangerous threads remain, effectively entangling and killing innocent birds. Mr. Manbir Singh (Managing Director, CT Group of Institutions) urged that everyone should abide by the ban put by the government to ensure its proper implementation on the sale of this particular ‘manja’, that is elastic in nature and hard to detach.
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