India / Road full with tourists hotel home stay full corona fear social media photo viral north india

New Delhi: The pictures of tourists who reached Himachal Pradesh are becoming very viral on social media. These people are being criticized a lot for crowding during the Corona period. The country has just emerged from the second wave of Corona and experts have advised to prepare for the third wave not to allow crowds to gather anywhere. But there is no fear of corona among the people who reached Manali, Shimla. In the hilly areas, people were seen walking very comfortably without masks, social distancing. People seem to have forgotten so quickly the devastation caused by the second wave.

Earlier, it has become clear from the two waves that came in India that the crowds that gather during the festive season invite the wave of Corona. In such a situation, in the midst of the ongoing heat wave in North India, people have reached Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Dalhousie, Manali, Lahaul and other hilly areas to avoid the scorching heat.

crowd of people

In the video, see how there is no fear of corona virus among people walking carelessly on the streets of Manali. After watching these videos, such people are being criticized a lot and at the same time questions are being raised on the preparedness of the state government.

States have given relaxation

One of the reasons behind the arrival of such a huge number of tourists is that the states withdrew the decision to have negative report of Corona and e-pass for entry because the population there depends to a large extent on tourism.

Amit Kashyap, director, tourism department told news agency ANI, "After the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in June, we have received around 6 to 7 lakh tourists in the state so far. Due to heat wave in the northern part of the country, we have received around 6 to 7 lakh tourists. The influx has increased."

All hotels fully full

The tourism sector in Himachal Pradesh contributes 7 percent to the state's GDP. Seeing these pictures going viral on social media, people are condemning their behavior and saying that they are also risking the lives of others.

A senior Himachal Pradesh police officer called the crowd in Manali "tourism with vengeance" and indirectly urged people not to rush to the state amid the pandemic.

A senior policeman from Himachal Pradesh urged people not to rush into the state during the pandemic. Apart from this, he tweeted and said, "Over the weekend more than 10,000 vehicles crossed Parwanoo and headed towards Shimla. Hotels, home stays are full to the fullest in remote corners of Shimla and Kinnaur with all capacity."