Delhi: Discoms warn against kites with metal-coated strings

Urging people to not fly kites near electrical installations during the Independence Day celebrations, discoms in Delhi — the BSES and TPDDL — issued advisories against metal-coated manjha that can interfere with electrical wirings and lead to power outages. Metal coated manjhas can lead to tripping of power connections and even electrocutions.

In a press release, BSES said, “The kites in itself are not the problem; it’s the metal coated thread or manjha — being a good conductor of electricity — which poses a great danger to not only the person flying the kite, but may also disrupt electrical supply of an area.”