Aug 9 – Goa govt has notified complete ban on the sale, production, storage, supply, import, and use of kite-flying thread made from nylon, plastic, or any other synthetic material, including the thread popularly known as “Chinese thread/manja”, and any
other cotton kite-flying thread that is made sharp such as by being laced with glass, metal, or any other sharp materials in the State.Kite flying shall be permissible only with a simple cotton thread. Serious injuries are caused to humans and animals, especially birds, on account of the use of such sharp thread in kite flying, points out a notification issued in this regards.
