The department is also embarking on the task of removing manja from tree tops and power lines, so as to prevent more injuries to birds in future, officials from the department said.Ī total of 152 birds were rescued by the Forest Department after Sankranti festivities in the last three years, and of them, 37 were rescued in 2018, informed an official.įollowing a ruling by the National Green Tribunal, the State government has issued strictures on using glass-coated nylon manja for flying kites. Information about the injured birds started coming in on the department’s 24-hour helpline since January 13.Īcting on them, the Forest Department personnel rescued the birds from Ashoknagar, Mettuguda, Masabtank, Kukatpally, Panjagutta, Santoshnagar, Lakdikapool and Airport Colony, Picket, where they were found hanging from tree tops and electrical lines.įive birds, which were severely injured, have been handed over to veterinary officers at Nehru Zoological Park for treatment, while three others with minor injuries were released after rescue. Among them, one was found dead, while eight others were rescued. The birds were found injured after getting entangled in glass-coated manja used for flying kites during the festival between January 13 and 17. The Forest Department has retrieved a total of nine birds that were found entangled in Chinese manja (thread) during and after Sankranti, from various localities in the city.
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