After a video had gone viral on social media that showed a large number of tourists bathing at Kempty Falls in Mussoorie, the district administration has imposed new norms.
As per the new rules, only 50 tourists would be allowed to bathe at Kempty falls for maximum 30 minutes at a time.
A check-post to be set up to monitor the tourists. Also, action will be taken against those without masks and not following social distancing.
Days after shocking pictures from Manali showed crowded streets and zero regard to social distancing norms, tourists had started gathering in Uttarakhand. Social distancing went for a toss as people gathered at the popular tourist spot; not even a single person was seen wearing a mask in the videos.
Himachal too has been facing a similar predicament. Popular towns like Shimla, Kullu-Manali, Kasauli, Dharamsala-McLeodganj and Dalhousie are bursting at the seams as tourists were rushing to hills to escape the sweltering heat of the plains. Hotels are full and there are long queues of vehicles on the streets as people are escaping to the hills in order to beat the summer heat.
The Union health ministry earlier on Tuesday expressed concern over people flocking to hill stations and markets without following Covid-19-appropriate behaviours and warned that such laxity can nullify the gains made in the management of the pandemic so far.
