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Relentless rains, reckless over-construction, and clogged drains have turned Shimla into a landslide-prone town, with fragile slopes now unable to sustain its overstressed infrastructure.

Experts warn that Shimla has far exceeded its carrying capacity, and without strict enforcement of environmental safeguards, even historically safe and resilient buildings now stand at risk.

Shimla has declined from the erstwhile summer capital of British India to a landslide town where buildings collapse after every spell of rain, particularly during the monsoons. Last Friday, a massive landslide next to Shimla’s century-old St Edward's School (famous for alumni such as Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former Vice President of India, and Bipin Singh Rawat, former Defense Chief), forced t

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