Man takes foreign friend to Mussoorie hills, both end up cleaning tourists' litter

An Indian travel vlogger visiting Dalai Hills in Mussoorie with his friend from Taiwan was shocked to find the scenic spot littered with chocolate wrappers and empty snack packets. The duo decided to do something about it and spent time picking up the trash scattered across the hillside.

Anant, who regularly shares short videos documenting his travels across India and abroad, posted the clip on Instagram, showing the two friends cleaning up the popular tourist spot.

The video began with sweeping views of Dalai Hills, with its beautiful green slopes and surrounding landscape. But the picturesque setting was soon interrupted by discarded chips packets, chocolate wrappers and other plastic waste strewn across the area.

Rather than ignore the litter, Anant and his friend picked up polythene bags and began collecting the rubbish. As they moved around the hillside, he criticised visitors for leaving behind waste in such a beautiful location and stressed the importance of basic civic sense.

Explaining what prompted them to clean the area, Anant said his friend had travelled from Taiwan to explore India and he had brought her to Dalai Hills, near his hometown of Mussoorie. “I was shocked by the trash spread there everywhere, and so we both decided to clean it up,” he wrote.

The video prompted disappointment among viewers, with several pointing to the lack of civic responsibility that leads to such places getting littered. One user remarked that the country's problems were not because of the country itself, but because of the people who failed to care for their surroundings.

Another, who identified the spot as a Buddha temple in their hometown of Mussoorie, said local residents regularly cleaned the area, but the litter returned within days.

One commenter also recalled that the hill had once been a relatively quiet and sacred spot where people went to offer prayers, expressing disappointment that it had now become a tourist destination where visitors left behind rubbish.- Ends