New Delhi, May 2 -- What was meant to make travel more convenient in the hills has instead triggered massive flak on social media . In the tourist town of Manali, the Himachal Pradesh government recently set up a public phone charging station to help visitors power their devices while exploring the region. However, within hours of its installation, the facility was reduced to a makeshift dumping ground.

The incident gained attention after an X user, Nikhil Saini, shared images highlighting the condition of the site. The pictures showed wrappers, disposable cups and other waste scattered around the charging point, rendering it unusable.

He wrote, "Himachal govt installs a charging point in Manali for tourists to charge phones and gadgets...