Here is another strange story from the land of fighters:
The kite-flying activity during Sankranti festival has claimed lives of 218 pigeons while another 500 pigeons were injured, according to a release from Sahayog Organisation on Monday.
Birds do get inured when they are hit by kites and kite-threads during the festival, release said.
The areas from where the bird deaths were reported include Charminar, Begumpet, Santoshnagar and Goshamahal areas, the release said.
The release said that this year the number of deaths could increase because of Chinese plastic thread which is being used to fly kites on a large scale.
The release said that the volunteers of Sahayog organisation are moving around the twin cities to attend to the injured birds.
Nearly 40 volunteers have been given training to extend first-aid services to the injured birds, the release said.
General public can inform on bird injuries to Sahayog Organisation volunteers on 93940-05600.
Source: The Hindu