Vijayawada, Dec. 30 -- South Central Railway has observed with serious concern that several incidents of electrocution have occurred due to kite flying in the vicinity of railway premises, including yards, tracks and nearby civil localities.
A release from the railway here on Tuesday said that during the previous Sankranti festival season, multiple cases were reported across various zones of Indian Railways, wherein individuals suffered severe electric shocks or fatal injuries after coming into contact with kite threads entangled with 25 kV Overhead Electric Traction (OHE) lines.
"The imported kite threads from China, which are often metallic or chemically treated, act as conductors of electricity. When such threads come in contact with l...