Listen to Story "Mussoorie mein kabhi itni garmi nahi thi (It was never this hot in Mussoorie)," says Dharam Singh, our driver, as we drive back to Dehradun from Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, rolling up the window and blasting the AC to find some relief from the sweltering heat. Dharam, who has been living in Mussoorie and working in this business for more than 40 years, tells us, “The last time it was this hot was in the year 2013 , I think.” Dharam is not wrong.
Mussoorie, a hill station in Uttarakhand, was known as the "Queen of the Hills" for its scenic beauty, Himalayan mountain views, and charming colonial architecture. However, lately, the Queen has been having trouble keeping her crown as she faces problems like overcrowding and rising temperatures that are reaching as high as 35 degrees Celsius. House locked as bumber to bumper traffic crawling non stop to and from Mussoorie last 20 hours!! @pushkardhami @DehradunPolice pic.
twitter.com/m7pSyJLm4B — Neelu Khannað®ð3 (@NKTB) January 1, 2023 There is no doubt that Mussoorie is a popular weekend getaway, especially for Delhiites and North Indian cities, and the gateway to the Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines. This popularity has made it difficult for tourists to find a moment of peace (due to overcrowding in almost all famous tourist spaces)— one of the main reasons people visit a hill station.
However, Mussoorie is not alone in this predicament. Many other hill stations are facing similar challenges. For inst.