A recent video that surfaced online has sparked outrage among netizens across India. The video which was posted on Instagram shows three tourists driving their SUV sporting a Haryana number plate, through the Pangong Lake.
In the video, two men are seen hanging out from the sunroof of the Audi, while the third one is seen driving the car. The video also shows what looks like foldable chairs and tables, with many bottles of alcohol and packets of chips.
Pangong Lake while being one of the most visited tourist locations in Leh-Ladakh has also been subjected to littering and trash often left behind by visiting tourists.
Some users have pointed out that the video may have been shot last year, this still hasn’t stopped the internet from showcasing its displeasure. One user even tagged the Ladakh and Haryana Police’s Twitter handle.
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
— Jigmat Ladakhi 🇮🇳 (@nontsay) April 9, 2022
Environment is no one’s property to destroy it’s everyone’s responsibility to protect.
— Jigmat Ladakhi 🇮🇳 (@nontsay) April 10, 2022
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
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) April 10, 2022
@mlkhattar Respectful sir, this forwarded video shows a Haryana registered suv driving in waters of pangong lake. Kindly issue instructions to arrest these hooligans and put them to trial.pic.twitter.com/fgCi8ECyZz
— Vijayasimha Kasi (@kvijayasimha) April 11, 2022
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/WvKcPIiMjI
— Shamik AITC (@itsyourshamik) April 11, 2022
