Has Shimla crossed the limits of its sustainability and will the government wake up following massive destruction, building collapses, landslides and natural calamities in recent months?
The erstwhile summer capital of India, a tourist haven of international fame and colonial legacy, the Himalayan town –Shimla, is threatened by haphazard construction, unplanned growth of infrastructure and sinking spaces.
The monsoon rains, this time, has hit hard Shimla’s long term sustainability due to burgeoning population and heavy tourists influx that has led to construction of new hotels, hill cutting to widen the roads and blockade of natural drainage system, developed by the British, for soil stability and rain water flow.
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