New Delhi: As many as 200 birds died while 700 suffered injuries after the banned glass-coated Manjha ripped through them as people flew kites on Independence Day.
Scores of birds, including pigeons, parrots, myna, eagle, among others were brought for treatment at Charity Birds Hospital in Chandni Chowk.
The Chinese Manjha is used widely as it is stretchable and does not break easily, it is made of nylon and glass and iron particles are applied to it. Doctors found pieces of glass and Manjha threads stuck in the wings or wrapped around the neck of the birds.
The Delhi government had banned the use of Chinese Manjha in 2017.
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