“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…
