Mira Bhayandar: Conscious residents carry down hen casualties drastically this Makar Sankranti | FPJ
Mira Bhayandar: Because of the rescue operations and varied consciousness campaigns organised by volunteers hooked up to the Jain Alert Group (JAG) in opposition to the lethal maanja (kite strings), hen harm and casualty instances through the kite flying pageant of Makar Sankranti has been witnessing a noteworthy drop within the twin-city yearly since 2008.
Realising the truth that kite flying turns right into a digital loss of life entice for lots of of birds who lose their lives or grow to be completely disabled after getting entangled in glass-coated kite strings, volunteers of JAG with the assistance of veterinary medical doctors began organising the hen rescue and remedy camps in Bhayandar.
A pigeon receiving remedy | FPJ
The initiative
Underneath the initiative, anyone discovering an injured hen might name up the helpline numbers – 8286862876 or 8286864876 and JAG volunteers would attain the spot and rush the hen to the camp. Birds needing specialised remedy are taken to the Ahinsa Charitable Belief veterinary clinic run by Kaushal Shah. “After beginning the remedy camp, we realised how essential it was to spotlight the deadliness of kite strings to birds flying within the sky — they will lose their wings, leaving them completely grounded and even die.” mentioned Piyush Dhami.
From conducting exhibitions, rallies, avenue performs and mock funeral procession of birds to distributing pamphlets and putting in banners to spotlight the type of critical accidents inflicted on the avian’s by the sharp manjha, the group began launching new initiatives to succeed in out to people-especially kids yearly. They even made a documentary movie on the topic and highlighted the difficulty on varied social media platforms.
Volunteers on the camp | FPJ
How the figures have come down
“From 853 in 2008 and 558 in 2010 to 250 in 2012 to 35 hen harm instances final yr, the marketing campaign has turned scores of younger kite fighters into crusaders for birds who’ve joined fingers with the group and vowed to not fly kites. To date solely two birds have been introduced for remedy to our camp this yr.” says Dhami. The JAG claims to have crammed kinds and given certificates to round 10,000 youngsters who’ve taken an oath of not flying kites. Subsequent yr the volunteers are pondering of organising an athletic sports activities occasion for youngsters throughout Makar Sankranti.
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