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However, the efforts to rebuild the Clock Tower at a new site at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Park were also opposed, forcing the council to rethink its option due to immense public pressure and the direction of the high court.Īt present, no work is being done at the Clock Tower and the people of the town are eagerly waiting to see it rise again. He also promised to get the Clock Tower reconstructed but has failed to do anything so far. Thereafter, fresh elections to the Municipal Council were held and Manmohan Singh Mall became its president. This development resulted in more delays in the project. Subsequently, OP Uniyal, buckling under pressure, began the tower reconstruction work with bhoomi pujan, boosting the hopes of local residents that the work would be completed soon.Ī CBI inquiry was ordered against the Municipal Council and its former president OP Uniyal for financial irregularities. Among them was popular Bollywood actor Tom Alter, who had even sat on a day’s protest near the site of the demolished Clock tower. The delay in the project as it was mired in a controversy irks local residents who considered the Clock Tower as the heart of the town. Narang had then consented to take all responsibility for the replacement of the clock of the tower as well as undertake repairs of the building, all at no cost. The tower was demolished during the tenure of former Municipal Council president OP Uniyal, who had entered into an agreement with Sanjay Narang, who owns a hotel in Landour Cantt, for providing technical expertise for its reconstruction. NS Rana, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, says talks are on with all parties concerned to start the construction of the Clock Tower and soon the final decision would be taken in the matter. The Nainital High Court had directed the Municipal Council to rebuild the Clock Tower at its original place with the assistance of Sanjay Narang, a Mumbai- based businessman, who owns Clock Tower Café adjacent to the demolished structure of the tower. The heritage Clock Tower that stood as a testimony to the British Raj was demolished by the Mussoorie Municipal Council in 2010 is yet to rise and tick again.

The sad tale of the Clock Tower, its demolition and later hopes of its reconstruction is a sad memory of it for people who have lived with it since it was constructed at Landour Bazaar in Mussoorie in 1929-30.