Celebrating festivals shouldn’t cost people their lives
Updated On: 17 January, 2024 04:45 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial
Announcements of bans is alright, but there are suppliers and sellers slipping through the cracks, evidently
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Kids flying kites at Kherwadi along the Western Express Highway
Our prominent report about one young man dead and several people injured by glass-coated manja, wiped the celebratory smiles off faces, post Sankranti.
It is now vital that cops and authorities move with speed and focus to prevent further accidents by cracking down hard on manja sold and where exactly this kind of kite string is being procured. An extensive, hard-hitting campaign, citing punishment and jail time for those flouting the rule must be considered. This can be across multiple media including social media so that the message is reinforced. The laser-sharp focus should be on the source of the string. If we can cut that off, then, a large amount of work mitigating these incidents and terrible tragedies can be done. Announcements of bans is alright, but there are suppliers and sellers slipping through the cracks, evidently.
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