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Summer-time western disturbance clouds swell up over Saari village near Tungath-Chopta in Uttarakhand, on Deoria Tal trekking route. Notice the telecom tower in a small Garhwali mountain village. The march of telecom in the inner Himalaya is noteworthy. The agricultural fields remain, even if relegated to the lower end of the village! After all, tourism gets in more money for the villagers. Hence, the mobile tower! Western disturbances cause mid-summer clouds and rains... Saari village clouds move in rapid motion, in Uttarakhand: Gateway to Deoria Tal and Chopta in Garhwal. Located at an elevation of 2000 mts, Sari Village is a scenic hamlet at a distance of about 20 kms before Chopta hill station. The village is enclosed by oak and rhododendron trees and resides calmly in the lap of the H