“Please don’t come”: Tourists turned away from India’s famed hill resort as water dries up

NEW DELHI — For generations during scorching Indian summers, tourists have been flocking to Shimla — a hill station retreat with charming colonial architecture and views of snow-capped Himalayan peaks. Now, however, Shimla’s locals are begging tourists — the lifeblood of its economy — to stay away from their town in the midst of an acute water shortage. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/05/30/please-dont-come-tourists-turned-away-from-indias-famed-hill-resort-as-water-dries-up/