Winter dawns come up pink and hazy here, with the sun a soft orange disc over the wetlands at the edge of town. Bar-headed geese from beyond the Himalayas settle on the shallow water, while steam from the cooling towers of the NTPC power station drifts into the same sky.
Beyond the market, a freight yard links Dadri to the port near Mumbai, Shiv Nadar University spreads across fields at Chithera, and sarus cranes stalk the Dhanauri wetland a short drive south. Summers are fierce, the monsoon arrives around July, and winter mornings often start in fog. A Local Friend knows which foggy mornings deserve an early start for the birds and when to stay late at the Dronacharya fair.
