Ridge in Shimla vacated of tourists amid Omicron scare: Official

Thousands of tourists from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and nearby areas and local people had gathered at the Ridge Maidan

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Press Trust of India Shimla
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 31 2021 | 10:57 PM IST

Tourists and local people gathered at the Ridge maidan here were evacuated from the ground on Friday evening amid fears of the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi said.

Negi told PTI that thousands of people had gathered on the Ridge maidan on the eve of the new year and the district administration thought to vacate the overcrowded Ridge Maidan to check the Omicron spread.

About the presence of a bomb disposal squad on the Ridge, Negi said the squad along with fire tenders were deployed as a precautionary measure.

The Shimla administration decided to vacate the overcrowded Ridge to check the spread of omicron, he added.

Thousands of tourists from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and nearby areas and local people had gathered at the Ridge Maidan but the police suddenly started vacating it at around 7.30 pm, a tourist said.

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First Published: Dec 31 2021 | 10:54 PM IST

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