Heatwave Havoc: When Tourist Fever Meets Infrastructure Woes The sweltering heatwave sweeping across India has become a familiar companion to summers in this vast and diverse country.
But what's less expected is the chaos it unleashes on already strained infrastructure, particularly when tourists flock to the hills seeking respite.
This weekend's traffic jam in Manali, one of Himachal Pradesh's most popular hill stations, serves as a stark reminder that our tourism industry's boom has yet to be matched by corresponding investments in transport and logistics.