The administration and police have failed to implement the ban imposed on kite-flying and metallic strings as the ban is openly being violated in Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas.
The residents of the city have expressed concern over kite flying and use of metallic strings, banned by the city administration saying that the violation is a question mark on the performance of the authorities concerned. Despite a ban on kite flying, the local police have failed to stop it as the violation is being witnessed in several areas of the town.
The areas of the city, where kite flying going unchecked, included Peoples Colony, Tench Bhatta, Dhoke Seydan, Kiani Road, Dhoke Chaudharian, Adyala Road, Bakra Mandi, Masrial and many other areas.
Several areas of the city were noticed where the activity was openly done specially on Friday and Sunday. The citizens have demanded strict compliance of the kite flying ban to prevent road accidents and loss of precious human lives.
People have demanded the police to ensure a complete ban on sale of kite and flying along with the sale of fireworks. They demanded of the Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and the district government to strictly implement the ban of kite flying.
