Thank you for all your support and guidance. We'll keep you updated on the progress.
warm regards, S Radhakrishnan. On 7/11/09, Ulhas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Radhakrishnan > > It is sad to see the status of the burial ground. I wonder how people > in India are so insensitive that they abuse the place where they leave > their dear ones for the final journey. > > I congratulate your organisation 'Save Earth from Anthropogenic > Movement' for thinking of considering this site for plantation > activitiy. > > First of all the entire space must be kept clean and it must be > ensured by the management that all the users follow certain code of > conduct for cleanaliness, peace and environment. > > I suggest that you should select plant species and their locations > sensitively considering social, ecological and aesthetic parameters. > Burial ground should be the space where one should be haapy to say > final 'good bye' to one's dear ones and also perhaps to come again on > anniversaries to keep alive memories by offering flowers / planting > saplings etc. Appropriate plantation can create such a serene / > sacred / peaceful mood. You also need to level the ground > appropriately to drain the storm water out and keep the area dry. > Over the years, burial grounds tend to become fertile lands and the > vegetation grows profusely and remains healthy. > > I suggest to select indigenous, hardy plants - trees, shrubs, > climbers, herbs & ground covers. It will be ideal if you prepare > proper layout for burial spaces, walkways, gathering/praying spaces, > green spaces. A part of the land could also be dmeacated as 'Smruti > Van' where the users could plant a sapling and look after it over the > years in memory of the departed souls. > > You may use bamboo sp. for peripheral plantation all along the > boundary. These are hardy, would grow fast and will create serene, > green screen/back drop. > > Trees, shrubs and climbers with white and blue flowers (the ones that > flower throughout the year) may be prefered. Avoid bright colour > flowering plants. The plants with fragrant flowers and sacred plants > may also be used selectively. > > A few names that come to my mind presently: > > Plumeria alba (Devchapha), Tabernaemontana coronaria (Tagar)., > Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Parijatak), Michelia champaka (Sonchapha- > white variety), Vinca rosea (Sadaphuli - white variety), Vitex negundo > (Nirgudi), Milligtonia hortensis (Akashneem), Azadirachta indica > (Neem), Barleria sp. (Korhanti - white variety), Jasminium sp. > (Mogara, Jai, Jui etc.), Lilies (white and blue), Lawsonia inermis > (Mendhi), Murraya sp. (Kunti), Nerium odorum (Kanher - white variety), > Hygrophila sp. (ground cover - blue flowers), Convolvulus / > Evolvulus / Commelina sp. (ground cover - blue / white flowers) etc. > etc. One can extend the list following the basic concept / > philosophy. > > My very best wishes for your commendable endeavour. I am confident > that you will send photographs of the transformed land next year. > > I suggest that the others on the group may also adopt such spaces and > transform them into serene, beautiful, ecological spaces which people > would wish to visit again and again. The war cemetaries at Kohima in > Nagaland and in Manipur have become tourist spots in addition to being > memorial spaces. > > Ulhas Rane > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
