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Leh must not become another Shimla

A paper Urbanisation and socio-ecological challenges in high mountain towns: Insights from Leh (Ladakh) by Juliane Dame et al of the Heidelberg Center for the Environment, Heidelberg University, Germany, gives a detailed assessment of the uncontrolled urbanisation of Leh. According to the study, between 1969 and 2003, the number of new buildings constructed was 9,400. The pace has gathered so much that the town added the same number between 2003 and 2017.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019, 8:31 PM IST

Shimla’s smart path is all uphill

Haphazard construction and traffic congestion are Shimla’s two main problems.
Published on Jul 4, 2019, 1:12 PM IST