Godhra : The only perceptible change in the availability of manja in the city after the recent ban on the Chinese kite thread is that it has slipped to under the counter from the window. Now, if you go looking to buy kite thread for Uttarayan, you will see only white cotton threads on display and even a mention of Chinese thread would have stockists smirking. The Gujarat government through the department of environment and forest banned the Chinese manja because the sharp glass coated polypropylene thread has earned notoriety for killing birds and causing serious injuries to humans.

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