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Helpline started to treat Mumbai's winged residents during Makar Sankranti
Updated On: 14 January, 2014 11:20 AM IST | | Chetna Sadadekar
Bracing for a rise in bird injuries on and around Makar Sankranti, a group of bird lovers yesterday set up a helpline for four days, during which they will also conduct medical camps at several locations in the city where veterinarians will be on standby

The group based in South Mumbai will run the camp for four days where qualified veterinary doctors will treat the birds wounded by the razor-sharp thread (manja) used to fly kites during the annual festival. If need be, the birds will be later shifted to the BSPCA (Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) for further treatment. There are three camps planned in south Mumbai, while some other activists have also roped in doctors from Mahim to Dadar.
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