The 108 Emergency Management Service reported 29 cases of kite-related injuries till afternoon including 14 in Ahmedabad alone. There were also 73 cases of people falling down from heights including 16 in Ahmedabad and 11 in Surat.
In Visnagar, a 4-year-old girl died after a lethal kite thread cut her throat. In Vadodara also a two-wheeler rider died due to a lethal kite thread when he was passing on an overbridge. Kalpesh Thakor (18) from Limbayat area of Surat city was injured by kite string and had to be shifted to a hospital, officials said. Khyati Patel (30) was injured with a kite string causing a leg injury in Palsana locality of Surat city and was shifted to a hospital in an ambulance.
However, From the 10th to the 20th of January, the state government has launched the Karuna Abhiyan to rescue, treat, and release injured bird. Every year on the 14th and 15th of January, Gujarat celebrates the kite flying festival. Every year, a few people are killed on the roads while riding a two-wheeler as a result of lethal kite string injuries to the throat. Hundreds of birds die as a result of kite string injuries before, during, and after the festival. Surat’s local administration has declared a ban on using all flyover bridges during the Kite Flying Festival, citing the increased risk for two-wheeler riders on the flyover.
In Ahmedabad and other cities certain flyovers are wired on both sides to prevent kite string injuries. Despite the fact that the police have conducted large-scale raids on Chinese kite string, it is still widely available.
However, the police have conducted large-scale raids on Chinese kite string, which is still available in markets. Citizens have been asked to dial 100 and share information about Chinese string-selling shops with the police. Certain types of treated domestically made kite strings are also hazardous to two-wheeler riders and birds prior to, during, and after the Kite Flying Festival.
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