Himachal sends back 600 vehicles from Parwanoo

Tribune News Service
Solan, March 20

About 600 vehicles carrying tourists from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana have been sent back from the Parwanoo inter-state barrier since last evening, when the state government banned the entry of both foreign and domestic tourists into Himachal.

A joint team of policemen and health staff was monitoring the vehicles at all entry points in the district and even buses carrying groups of tourists were stopped and directed to go back.

Parwanoo DSP Yogesh Rolta said round-the-clock monitoring of vehicles was underway. “A large number of tourists were asked to return yesterday. Subsequently, their number declined steeply today,” he said, adding that the staff at the border checkpost had been provided masks, gloves and sanitiser for protection against Covid infection.

Hotels in Solan have also been directed to ensure that all tourists are sent back by 5 pm tomorrow and no new bookings are accepted till March 31.