Covid-19 caseload reduced after the devastating second wave, thousands have flocked to hill stations in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, despite warnings of a third wave.
Several videos and photos surfaced online in which tourists were seen blatantly violating Covid protocol. Tourists were spotted in large gatherings without masks and minimal social distancing.
As part of the Uttarakhand government's efforts to reduce crowding at tourists places like Mussoorie and Nainital, about 8,000 tourist vehicles were sent back over the last weekend.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Nilesh Anand Bharane, check-posts have also been set up at the state border and tourists have been informed that they must have negative RT-PCR