MTDC asks authorities to identify ‘No-selfie spots’ in the state

Abhimanyu Kale, Maharashtra State Tourism Development Corporation, has asked the district collectors and other officials to launch an awareness programme to prevent tourists from taking selfies at accident prone spots.

Devan Bharti, Joint commissioner of police, said that they have identified around 25 such spots in the state.

“We have identified the 25 dangerous spots in the city and launched a massive awareness camp; utmost vigil will be maintained around such spots,” said Bharti.

It was reported that around a dozen people were killed in the state by accidents, while taking selfies at dangerous places.

Earlier, Shiv Sena MP Rajan Vichare had raised the issue in the Lok Sabha, asking if the government and the regulatory authorities have been taking any measures to curtail unwanted casualties in such dangerous spots

Consequently, the union ministry has issued an advisory to all the all the state governments to identify accident-prone spots at tourism sites for the protection of tourists who take selfies.

While talking in the Lok sabha, Union Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Ahir said safety and precautionary measures, including declaration of ”No Selfie Zones”, to prevent any untoward incident are the primary responsibility of the state governments and the concerned Union Territories administrations.

The central government’s advisory includes identification of such tourist spots, erection of signage warning visitors of the danger involved in taking selfies there and barricading areas wherever possible danger is identified