The central government has asked states to ensure that tourist attractions are ‘selfie-safe’. Reportedly the maximum number of selfie-related deaths last year were reported from our country.
In an official statement, the ministry for culture has directed the city administrations to identify potentially dangerous tourist spots in their respective jurisdictions where accident related to selfie could happen.
In the directive, the ministry has also asked the states to erect caution boards in such kinds of tourist destinations.
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The states have also been asked to sound regular warnings in tourist destinations to make visitors aware of potential danger. Earlier this year the Mumbai police had identified 16 dangerous selfie spots across the city after a man drowned trying to save a girl who fell into the sea while taking a photo of herself.
Couple of months back a school boy died at the Hyderabad Zoo while trying to click a selfie on top of a tall fountain. The 16-year-old slipped and hit his head on a rock.
According to reports, last year, nearly 15 selfie deaths took place in India.
“In 2015, Indians taking selfies died while posing in front of an oncoming train, in a boat that tipped over at a picnic, on a cliff that gave way and crumbled into a 60-foot ravine and on the slippery edge of a scenic river canal,” the Washington Post reported.
