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| Mukesh Jain, Fort Kochi |
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The strings
used for flying kits often break and get stuck to branches and twigs of
trees. Unwary birds often get trapped in
them. In Kochi area, if such an incident
happens, then the call usually goes to the phone of Mukesh Jain, who has a soft
corner in his heart and a long pole in his hands for the rescue of these
unfortunate ones.
He immediately
rushes to their rescue. According to him,
he cannot sleep once such an incident is brought to his notice.
Sometime
back, when he was in Bengaluru with his son, he received a call about a trapped
bird. Jain immediately boarded the
afternoon flight and took a bus to the spot.
By then his associates had arranged for the long pole and other
paraphernalia for him to get on with the job.
He finished the task in no time and boarded the train back to Bengaluru
the next day morning.
Apart from
the pole, which he purchased for around Rs.33000 from Pune, he has devised a
nailed contrivance for cutting the strings, which are often made up of nylon and
plastic.
These incidents
usually occur around Onam when children play with kites. He is all for such play but when the strings
used are of nylon and plastic variety, then they cause unintended consequences.
In fact, he
had once requested the RDO and District Collector to issue an order banning these
two types of strings. They promptly did
so, but the rule is observed more in breaking.
So his noble
work, which he started in 2007, continues…
V.P.Sreelan
(text), Mathrubhumi, July 26, 2023
