Updated
Jan 14, 2019 | 20:06 IST | Kirti Pandey
Bird
rescuers have a tough time every year, pleading with people to not use glass
powder-coated killer manjha to fly kites as that it imperils human and bird
lives. Every year hundreds of birds get entangled.
Mumbai: Bird
rescuers are hard at work on Makar Sankranti day every year as kite flying
activity puts many a bird lives in danger. But bird rescuers have some
heartening news. There have been fewer accidents involving birds this year and
people seem to be paying heed to humanitarian calls, say some social workers.
The kite
festival of Uttarayan (Makar Sankranti) is a mega event in the festivals
calendar of western Indian states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and even
north-western state of Rajasthan. As the Sun enters into the zodiacal sign of
Makara (Capricorn), it is also considered the arrival of spring in India. Winds
are abundant, harvests are done and over the ages, the tradition of kite flying
during Uttarayan became very popular.
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