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Lake City Nainital This page is created to act as a platform to advertise various business opportunities in and around Nainital.

Our Motto is to promote business for the residents of Nainital and surroundings.

24/11/2021

The Majestic Himalayas.
Captured at Sunrise from Himalaya Darshan, Kilbury Road, Nainital.

Early morning bird's eye view
24/11/2021

Early morning bird's eye view

Beautifully captured by Mr. Rajiv Dubey.
28/10/2021

Beautifully captured by Mr. Rajiv Dubey.

The river look.PC Mr. Arun Kumar Sah
08/06/2020

The river look.
PC Mr. Arun Kumar Sah

Postcard dated May 1911
14/04/2020

Postcard dated May 1911

Nainital before and after the landslide of 1880.On 18 September 1880 a landslide ('the landslip of 1880') occurred at th...
13/04/2020

Nainital before and after the landslide of 1880.

On 18 September 1880 a landslide ('the landslip of 1880') occurred at the north end of the town, burying 151 people. The first known landslide had occurred in 1866(old Victoria hotel was destroyed), and in 1869 there was a larger one at the same spot, Alma Hill, but "the great slip" occurred on "Saturday 18 September 1880.

"During Friday(17th) and Saturday(18th), 33 inches of rain fell, of which 20 inches (510 mm) to 25 in (640 mm) fell during the 40 hours preceding Saturday evening, and the downpour still lasted and continued till the evening of the next day. This heavy fall made the whole hillside one mass of semi-fluid matter, and required little to set in motion. The motive power was a shock of a minor earthquake, which was felt on that day itself by competent observers in the Bhabar below and Nainital itself. On the site of the Slip was the Victoria Hotel and its offices, and below it was the hindu temple of "naina devi" and the Assembly Rooms, both by the side of the lake, and Bell's shop, which was close to the temple. Initial slip started around 10 am of 18 September, taking away western wing of the Victoria Hotel and portion of the hotel's out-houses. Tragically, most of the people were not moved much further away from the spot of the morning slip. At quarter to two the major landslip occurred and within few seconds all the buildings mentioned above were destroyed and made into an unrecognizable heap of rubble and much of it was swept into the lake."[15][16]

The number of dead and missing were 108 Indian and 43 Europeans, along with numerous people who narrowly escaped. (See poem by Hannah Battersby on the page Literary references to Nainital.) The Assembly Rooms and the Naina Devi Temple were destroyed in the disaster. A recreation area known as 'The Flats' was later built on the site and a new temple was erected. To prevent further disasters, storm water drains were constructed and building bylaws were made stricter.

Some old pictures of Nainital. No copyright infringement intended.
12/04/2020

Some old pictures of Nainital.





No copyright infringement intended.

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