What Delhi looked like in 1883-84

Not much was manufactured in the city and one could actually see the Himalayas from Delhi, according to the Delhi Gazetteer for the period

Can one see the Himalayas from Delhi? I don’t mean from a plane. Evidently, you could, once upon a time. So the Delhi Gazetteer for 1883-84 tells us. “The hills of Delhi, though not attractive in themselves, give a pleasant view across the Jamna, and in clear weather allow, it is said, even a glimpse of the Himalayas.” “Irrigation, as in the case of Rohtak” (BS, September 7) was not an unmitigated blessing for Delhi district either. “In the villages irrigated by the Western Jamna Canal the standard of health and vitality is materially lower than elsewhere... Dr Taylor showed