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.
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