Posted on 08/17/2016 7:43:01 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slit by glass-coated strings used for flying kites on India's Independence Day.
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Glass-coated strings are used to bring down competitors' kites, but they also end up injuring and killing people.
Many Indians fly kites to celebrate festivals and important occasions like the Independence Day, which is celebrated on 15 August.
But every year, there are reports of people dying or getting wounded from the kite strings - locally known as manja - treated with powdered glass or metal to sharpen them.
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The Delhi government has now banned the use of sharpened manja to fly kites and promised to run campaigns to educate people about the dangers of using such strings.
Authorities said the sale, production and storage of nylon, plastic or any other glass or metal-coated manja would be prohibited in the capital city and those who violated the ban would have to pay a penalty of 100,000 rupees ($1,495; £1,148) and could be jailed for up to five years.
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Kite Jihad
In some cultures, what we consider a fun time, translates as tribal and village proof of superiority. They really mean it when they say it is a cut-throat game.
Dan Akroyd of Maimway Products probably has that kite string in his catalogue.
Yes right next to the Bag o’ Glass display.
Ancient tradition of kite fighting. It has been done for centuries.
Happy Fun Ball!
Ewww! Kite strings of mass destruction. This is what’s known as taking your sport too seriously.
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