Saharanpur wakes up to Himalayas

As a result of the cleaner air, for the first time in over three decades, the snow-capped peaks of Gangotri became visible from UP’s Saharanpur, an aerial distance of about 200 km. For an entire generation that grew up listening to stories from elders, it was a pleasant surprise. “These are the same mountains which can otherwise be seen from Mussoorie,” said V K Jain, forest conservator, Saharanpur division