13 birds injured by Manja brought in for treatment | Nashik News
Nashik: The activity of flying kites on the occasion of Makar Sankranti has been a little subdued this year but the manja used to fly the kites still resulted in some injuries.
Ashok Stambh Government Veterinary Hospital received 13 injured birds between 13 and 16 January.
Senior Veterinarian Sachin Vende said most of the injured birds were pigeons. They also got four eagles, owls and Ibis birds.
He added that the number of injured birds coming to the hospital was lower this year compared to previous years. Around this time last year, 20 injured birds were brought in for treatment.
This year, Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey issued strict action orders against people who made, sold, stored or used nylon manja, Chinese manja and even the other glass powder coated manja.
Due to Pandey’s strict instructions, this year police raided a number of shops and confiscated nylon manja worth over Rs 60,000.
Three people, who were found selling nylon manja, were also arrested in the city and district until January 30. In this context, kite activity has been subdued in the city this year compared to previous years.
It also left less manja on trees and overhead wires. This ensured that fewer birds got entangled in it.
Nashik Road, Panchavati, Satpur, Cidco fire departments and Shingada Talav head office also received numerous calls from birds entangled in trees. Birds that were not injured were simply rescued and released. Some birds have been handed over to the Pakshi Mitras (bird friend groups), who care for the birds and release them after checking that they have no injuries.
Ashok Stambh Government Veterinary Hospital received 13 injured birds between 13 and 16 January.
Senior Veterinarian Sachin Vende said most of the injured birds were pigeons. They also got four eagles, owls and Ibis birds.
He added that the number of injured birds coming to the hospital was lower this year compared to previous years. Around this time last year, 20 injured birds were brought in for treatment.
This year, Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey issued strict action orders against people who made, sold, stored or used nylon manja, Chinese manja and even the other glass powder coated manja.
Due to Pandey’s strict instructions, this year police raided a number of shops and confiscated nylon manja worth over Rs 60,000.
Three people, who were found selling nylon manja, were also arrested in the city and district until January 30. In this context, kite activity has been subdued in the city this year compared to previous years.
It also left less manja on trees and overhead wires. This ensured that fewer birds got entangled in it.
Nashik Road, Panchavati, Satpur, Cidco fire departments and Shingada Talav head office also received numerous calls from birds entangled in trees. Birds that were not injured were simply rescued and released. Some birds have been handed over to the Pakshi Mitras (bird friend groups), who care for the birds and release them after checking that they have no injuries.