Lagatar24 Desk
Udaipur, Jan 14: The District Administration has imposed Section 144 in Udaipur till January 31, banning kite flying for four hours after the orders given by the state government.
Restrictions have been imposed in view of Makar Sankranti and other upcoming festivities
The Additional District Collector (ADC) Prabha Gautam said that this has been done to prevent the deaths of two-wheelers and birds from the metal-mixed manjha used for kite flying on Makar Sankranti.
“District Collector and District Magistrate Tarachand Meena invoked the provisions of Section 144 prohibiting the wholesale, retail sale and use of metal manjha within the district’s limits,” said the ADC.
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The order issued by the administration prohibits kites from flying from 6 am to 8 am in the morning and from 5 pm to 7 pm in the evening.
Earlier, the Gehlot government had banned kite flying in the state in view of the incidents happening from manjha ahead of Makar Sankranti. Apart from this, Gurugram has imposed section 144 and issued several other bans till January 26. Other states have also banned the sale, storage and use of Chinese manjha.
