Birds Injured by Kite Strings During Festivals

During festivals like Uttarayan in Gujarat and Sankranti in Hyderabad, many birds get hurt by kite strings.

In Gujarat, the government started a special program called Karuna Abhiyan to help these birds.

They rescued and treated 5,439 injured birds, and most of them, about 91%, were saved.

In Hyderabad, rescue teams reported that nearly 100 birds, including rare and protected species, were injured in a single day.

The injuries were mostly caused by manja, which is a type of kite string that can cut feathers and cause other harm.

Activists say the actual number of injured birds might be higher because some cases go unreported.

Both places are trying to protect the birds from these dangerous kite strings.