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Hyderabad Police intensified enforcement against banned Chinese manja, seizing over 2,100 bobbins in a four-day drive and arresting 57 people. Authorities warned of strict action and urged citizens to use safe alternatives while celebrating Sankranti responsibly.

Manja threads hanging from electric lines have emerged as a serious hazard for children in Telangana, causing fatal electrocution and burn injuries. Experts warn that wet nylon and metal-coated manja can conduct electricity, urging parents to spread awareness.

The Telangana police have launched a major awareness campaign to prevent accidents caused by Chinese nylon manja ahead of Sankranthi. Police and forest officials are using social media and ground-level outreach to warn people about risks to human lives and birds.

The Animal Warriors Conservation Society, with GHMC and HCL Foundation, has launched awareness programmes across Hyderabad to promote responsible kite flying and discourage the use of banned nylon manja. Sessions in parks and schools aim to reduce bird injuries during the upcoming kite-flying season

His wife, who was also on the vehicle, fell off and sustained severe head injuries. She fell unconsciousness on the spot.

Additional DCP (Task Force), A Srinivas Rao, said a special drive was taken following advisory from different government department about the threat of the Chinese manja to humans, animals and birds.

My eyes suddenly glanced upon a kite thread which otherwise would have entangled around my neck and legs at the same time, says M Ramesh

Railway officials warn of electrocution risk as manja is a good conductor of electricity

Unable to fly, the crow had swung from electric wire in front of Kalabharati near Karimnagar Bus Station

The government has amended its notification under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA), 1986, mandating that only cotton thread—free from sharp, metallic, or glass components, adhesives, or any strengthening materials—be used for kite flying.

The staff fed the owl and released it into the wild after getting rid of the manja.

Child was proceeding along with her parents on a bike from Uppal towards LB Nagar when the incident occurred

Every year, in addition to birds and other animals, even people receive severe injuries after coming in contact with kite flying threads that are laced with glass and metal manja.

The Forest department officials urged festival revellers to avoid using synthetic thread coated with glass manja that poses serious threat to the safety of animals, humans.

The Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS), which has been campaigning against the use of nylon manja for the last few years, had rescued over 320 birds that were trapped by the manja across Telangana in 2022.

Hyderabad: A 22-year-old youngster from Hyderabad, Ayaan, who suffered a deep cut in the neck from kite manja and was profusely bleeding, successfully underwent a life-saving surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderguda. During admission at the hospital’s emergency room, Ayaan was profusely bleeding from neck. Though in a precarious condition, early intervention of the cardiovascular surgical […]

Hyderabad: A painted stork, which was in the city along with other migratory birds is suspected to have become a victim of the dangerous manja used to fly kites. The bird was found with a deep cut on one of its wings by local people at Mallikarjunanagar in the Amberpet police station limits on Tuesday […]

On seeing the bird in a pathetic condition, unable to flap its wings, Home Guard Ratnakar Reddy, a Blue Colts personnel who was on the rounds with his colleague, Syed Pasha, rushed to its rescue.

Hyderabad: The Forest Department authorities on Monday urged general public to report instances of birds getting injured after they get entangled in synthetic Manja during kite flying. Back in 2017, the State government had imposed a complete ban on procurement, stocking, sale and use of nylon-thread commonly called ‘Chinese Dor’ or other synthetic non-biodegradable thread […]