Love for kites is creating a nuisance for Lucknow Metro ! 

Kite string or “manjha” is creating a lot of hindrance in the smooth functioning of Lucknow Metro.On Thursday it was once again reported that a long steel wire with sharp hooks ,tripped in overhead power supply of metro causing a short circuit.

Use of wires despite of being banned:

• The running of LMRC trains were affected on Thursday at 04:34 PM due to tripping of Overhead Traction Power supply by kite.
• After the tripping, the affected site was closely examined and it was found
• that kites being used in near by area have a attached long steel wire knit
• like a barbed wire with very sharp hook at every six inches to cut the thread of other kites.
• This long steel wire caused short-circuiting of live 25000 volt OHE SUPPLY.
• Furthermore, this steel wire of about two meter long with sharp hook has
• emerged as alternative to Chinese string (manjha) in the city among kite lovers.
• Consequently it is more dangerous than Chinese manjha to the persons moving on road.
• It should be noted that Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad has
• banned sale of Chinese manjha in Uttar Pradesh in November 2015.
• The action was taken against a PIL due to several incidences of passengers
• getting severely injured due to neck and eye injury and injury to birds & animals.
• Subsequently National Green Tribunal has also banned sales of Chinese manjha for some period.
• In past such power tripping have been reported by Media for Indian
• Railways as well as by Power Transmission Companies where power supply lines have tripped.
• Lucknow Metro lodged a FIR with Police against unknown person.
• The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation has also requested the residents of Lucknow not to use barbed steel wire for kite flying especially toward metro alignments.