ABOUT 10 km short of Faridkot town in the heart of Punjab's Malwa belt is Guru ki Dhaab, a small village of hundred houses.

Having angered Kullu's gods once, its proposed ski village is turning to religion

THE HIMALAYAN SKI VILLAGE PROJECT
? $300-miliion mountain resort and ski village, over 133 acres in Kulu Valley
? Said to be country's largest FDI-promoted tourism project
? Plans 130 chalets, 485-suite condo, several luxury hotels and other facilities

Can a town be overweight? Shimla, capital of Himachal Pradesh, has managed to become just that. The load, as always, has been piling on over the years. In this case, storey by storey.
The erstwhile summer capital of the British empire, once hailed as the Queen of Hill Stations, has now become an outsized, uncontrolled monster in urgent need of therapy.

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