Tourists With Alcohol Bottles, Food Spotted Driving Audi In Pangong Lake, Video Shocks Twitterati
In the video, two men can be seen with half of their upper bodies out of the sunroof of an Audi car as one man drives it in speed in the lake
In a shocking incident, a group of tourists can be seen driving a car in the pristine Pangong Pso lake in Ladakh. The incident has been captured on video and it has been shared on Twitter by a user named Jigmat Ladakhi.
In the video, two men can be seen with half of their upper bodies out of the sunroof of an Audi car as one man drives it in speed in the lake. Not just that, a foldable table and chair can be seen installed in the lake with food and alcohol bottles atop.
The number plate boring an HR number is clearly visible in the said video, however, the exact date on which the video was taken cannot be established.
Video shared widely
Jigmat captioned the video as, "I am sharing again an another shameful video. Such irresponsible tourists are killing ladakh . Do you know? Ladakh have a more than 350 birds species and lakes like pangong are the home of many bird species. Such act may have risked the habitat of many bird species."
I am sharing again an another shameful video . Such irresponsible tourists are killing ladakh . Do you know? Ladakh have a more than 350 birds species and lakes like pangong are the home of many bird species. Such act may have risked the habitat of many bird species. pic.twitter.com/ZuSExXovjp
¡ª Jigmat Ladakhi ?? (@nontsay) April 9, 2022
In another tweet, Jigmat said, "Found this video on Instagram https://instagram.com/meeta_katwalia/ please do report this account and share."
Found this video on Instagram https://t.co/z8QWqAglyp please do report this account and share with everyone jai Hind
¡ª Jigmat Ladakhi ?? (@nontsay) April 10, 2022
Netizens are outraged
The video that has now been shared widely has shocked Twitterati, with many demanding strict action against them. Here are some of the tweets.
Shocking behaviour and hooliganism shown in Ladakh by some tourists. Ladakh administration, Police and above all common people of Ladakh have been trying to preserve and protect Pangong Lake which is ecologically so sensitive. And this is what people do!pic.twitter.com/GShJBZl5sf
¡ª Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) April 10, 2022
@kishanreddybjp @tourismgoi Hon. Minister, this shameful behaviour by so called tourists should not go unpunished. Or else, it will spoil the natural beauty of the destination. ???
¡ª Narayan Mallapur ?? (@mallapur123) April 10, 2022
@lg_ladakh @utladakhtourism @LadakhSecretary
¡ª Singh in the North (@Maskirovkaaaa) April 10, 2022
These guys are nuisance to public, such elements should be traced and punished. Sharing enhanced screenshots of these fellows. Audi car regn. no. HR26 CJ 1968 pic.twitter.com/tfV9xD0UFI
As a Keralite and nationalist, I feel ashamed of what these people are doing in Ladakh. Govt of India is bringing up lot of tourism opportunities in Ladakh after abrogation of art 370.. Ladakh is picking its economic activity but small elements like them are exploiting the land.
¡ª Sig. Vrishahi ? (@vrishahi) April 10, 2022
Tourism in Ladakh
The exponential rise in tourist footfall ¨C from 16,449 tourists in 1994 to about 2,79,000 in 2019, as per Ministry of Tourism data ¨C has definitely pumped in money in the jobs-scarce Ladakh. But it also brought with it an unwarranted burden on Ladakh¡¯s natural resources.
Local experts argue that it is still not too late to protect Ladakh and a lot of difference can be made by tourists just by making better choices.
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