Covid-19: Police deployed at picnic spots amid tourist influx in Lonavla

After the Maharashtra government provided various relaxations in several Covid19 restrictions tourists in large numbers thronged Lonavla of Pune district on Saturday Police personnel have been deployed at picnic spots to control the tourists and make them follow Covid19 guidelinesSimilar scenes also emerged from other states post unlockingTourists have been thronging hills as the heatwave has hit the plains and the second wave of Covid19 is seeing a significant decline in the country although the violation of Covid appropriate behavior by visitors is being observed at many placesAfter the relaxation of Covid19 norms by the Uttarakhand government tourists have rushed to hill stations such as Dhanaulti Mussourie and Nainital and the authorities are trying to ensure that they follow social distancing and other Covid19 protocolsWhile speaking to ANI Dhanaulti Forest Inspector Harvinder Rawat said Due to opening of the place for tourists revenue has increased We are following social distancing and checking the Covid19 reports at checkpoints All precautions are in placeAfter the relaxation of rules there is a huge crowd at popular tourist places of Uttarakhand All the major hill stations including NainitalMussoorie Dhanaulti are crowdedAlso readIndias Covid19 vaccination coverage exceeds 37 croreWhile speaking to ANI Dhiraj Uniyal a local resident at Dhanolti said Such situations of overcrowding in different parts of the state are scaring the people of the state Due to the fear of the third wave of corona infection the crowd of tourists in Uttarakhand is ringing alarm bells for usPeople are roaming without masks There is no social distancing but we continue to reprimand them We are also scared as even vaccination hasnt been done here in Dhanaulti said Somvari Gaur a local residentDIG spokesperson PHQ Uttarakhand Nilesh Bharan said that the rules will be followed We are trying our best that Covid19 protocols are being followed in the stateAs per the visuals several people were seen flouting Covid19 protocols Many were seen not wearing masks or following social distancingAs the tourists influx has increased in Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said the state government has issued an order regarding 50 per cent occupancy capping in hotels in Nainital and DehradunSpeaking to ANI Dhami said We have issued an order regarding 50 per cent occupancy capping in hotels in Nainital and Dehradun Challans are being issued to those who arent wearing masks We are making efforts and will follow guidelines to contain the spread of the virusMeanwhile Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur had on Friday appealed to tourists to follow Covid19 normsSpeaking to ANI Jairam Thakur had said We are concerned about the number of tourists coming to the State Tourists are welcome here but I appeal to them to follow Covid19 normsWe need to save the tourism industry also I held a virtual meeting with districts officials and directed them to monitor and regulate the crowd Covid19 is not over yet Hotels are being asked to follow SOPs he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever