After four picnickers were killed in a bridge collapse in Pune, Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik said tourist safety needs to be prioritised, especially during this season and risky spots should be closed down even if temporarily, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

Along with putting up signboards at dangerous tourist spots, they should be temporarily closed until they are fully repaired with adequate security arrangements put in place, she said.

Appropriate action should be taken against tourists who do not take precautions and ignore instructions of the administration or police, the senior IAS officer noted. Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis noted the collapsed 32-year-old iron pedestrian bridge on the Indrayani river at Kundmala had been declared dangerous by the district collector, and warning boards were put up at the site.