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Recently, Bollywood stars like Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan heartily wished their fans on Makar Sankranti and shared posts of their festivities. Each year, Bollywood gathers in full spirits for celebrating Sankranti and flying kites is an eminent part of it. However, annual increase in the number of kites and the competetive spirit of the festival has taken an environmental toll. According to reports, around 70 birds were injured and admitted to hospital in Mumbai alone whereas an engineer lost his life while trying to evade the manja. The increasing use of glass-coated non-biodegradable Chinese string, which was banned by the NGT in 2017, has made the situation worse.