The state government, in an order, has banned ‘Chinese Manja’ — the nylon thread coated with ground glass and other harmful substances, used for kite flying — with immediate effect, in view of the threat it poses to birds, animals and human beings.
The order stated that no person, including shopkeepers, vendors, wholesalers, retailers, traders, hawkers or salesmen should procure, stock, sell and use Chinese Manja or Chinese Dor in the state. All forest officers, officers working in the Forest and Horticulture wing of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, officers of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board have been entrusted with enforcing the ban. People violating the ban can be booked under the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963, Wildlife Protection Act,1972 and Environment Protection Act,1986.