As soon as Makar Sankranti arrives, there is an atmosphere of kite flying across the country. On the rooftops, everyone from children to elders compete in flying kites and cutting the kites of others. In order to achieve this victory, people use very strong manjha. But this strong manja often turns the joy of victory into mourning. Due to which many people lose their lives every year.

Know what happens in this Chinese Manjha that makes it so deadly? Know in this article…

Manjha’s base string

The Chinese manja starts with a simple looking string. This string is usually made from cotton or synthetic fiber. After this, it is put through a special process so that it can easily withstand strong wind, strong traction and high speed. It looks like a simple thread, but this thread is very, very strong.

grinding coating

In the next step, a special type of friction coating is applied to the string. This coating makes the surface of the manja rough and sharp. After the coating dries, the thread not only becomes stronger, but its cutting ability also increases manifold.

drying and stretching process

After applying the paste, the manjha is spread and dried. During this, the string is continuously pulled, so that it remains straight and very tight. This process increases both the strength and sharpness of the kite, making it more dangerous while flying the kite.

use of glass particles

The biggest role in making Chinese Manjha deadly is played by fine particles of glass. The glass is finely ground and applied on the manjha. These glass particles give the blade-like edge to the manjha. When this blade passes through the air at high speed, it cuts human skin very easily. From outside it looks just a thread, but its surface is extremely dangerous.

use of nylon

In many cases, nylon is also used in Chinese manjha. Nylon is a synthetic thread, which is much stronger than cotton or silk thread. It does not break easily and can tolerate even strong stretching. For this reason, this manjha remains in the air for a long time and the danger increases further.

reels and designs

Finally the manjha is wound on a special reel. The design of the reel and manja is such that the thread comes out very quickly and complete control is maintained over it. This speed and strength makes it more sensitive and dangerous than ordinary kite flying. To make it look better, different types of colors are applied on it.

At present, these Chinese Manjas are killing people. Due to which many people lose their lives every year. Therefore, it is important to use only safe and traditional cotton manja while kite flying and to stay away from this dangerous manja.