Video from the popular monsoon escape of Maharashtra, Bushi dam in Lonavale, has triggered extensive outrage online. The shots that have become viral on the social media show an alarming scene- while one man in the dam stream pays, the other can see how only meters away to the same water.
The video raised serious questions about public hygiene and civic responsibility at crowded tourist sites.
Alarming behavior captured on the camera
The Bushi dam is a popular destination during the rainy season and attracts hundreds of visitors who enjoy cascading steps, overflowing water and picturesque environments. However, the latest viral clip plunged the shadow over the idyllic settings.
In a video shared on X, the man can be seen to relax in running water near the stairs of the dam. A moment later, another individual is caught at the camera that is released directly into the same stream. A person shooting can be heard, as pointed by swimmers, seemingly shocked into glaring ignorance of hygiene.
The clip was shared on x with the headline: “Zero civic sense! One guy enjoys bath while the other is in the stream. That’s why I stopped walking in pools and such streams.”
Internet users express outrage
Since it was recorded, the video has received over six views and thousands of comments. Social media users strongly criticized this act and called it “disgusting” and “shameful”. Many of them pointed out how such behavior not only pollutes natural water formations, but also discourages the responsible tourism.
The user wrote: “India in our lives will never be a clean country when we have such people from Ghatiya.”
“I can’t educate everyone in this country. Thanks to these kinds of things, it makes us look like a third world country,” another user wrote.
“They take the same disgusting behavior abroad and then cry” racism “when the citizens of these countries protest against their disgusting lack of civic meaning. It is not just about taking it abroad; In the digital era, these videos will be watching around the world, which will continue to destroy our reputation, ”wrote the third user.
“This is not just a lack of civic meaning, it is a lack of basic human decency. Nature is not your toilet and public spaces are not your private playground. Respect space. Respect others. That’s exactly why so many beautiful places will be destroyed,” he wrote fourth.
(Tagstotranslate) Bushi Dam
