Respected Prof. Madhav Gadgil Ji & Dr. G.S. Rawat,
I wish to congratulate the Task Force team for preparing comprehensive recommendations for revitalization of BSI/ZSI. Thanks for circulating the draft report for public’s opinion. The recommendations are clear and complete. However, I (in fact thousands of botanists/ plant lovers) wish the following tasks to be given more emphasis as high priority tasks to be executed by BSI, with collaboration wherever possible: 1. An UPDATED ‘*Checklist of Flowering Plants of India*’ with ADEQUATE details should be published ONLINE without further delay. 2. Floras should also be published electronically (‘*e-Flora of India*’) and that should be comprehensive in nature and freely accessible to all. For this a dedicated task force, as also suggested by your team, should be set up with expert members from various institutions across the country, under the co-ordination/direction of BSI. To start with state/ regional e-Floras to be prepared/supported by BSI. These collectively can contribute for preparation of e-Flora of India. 3. A NATIONAL LEVEL electronic ‘*Virtual Herbarium*’ should be developed and REGULARLY updated. All Type specimens, in addition to others, of all Indian plants should be digitized and made accessible to the public. 4. Publication of the reputed ‘Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India’ should be regular and made *ONLINE WITH FULL ACCESS*. [Only electronic version of papers/articles to be accepted and hard prints (often several hard copies required by different journals) should NOT be accepted, as an effort towards conservation of trees and the environment (will other journals consider this too?)]. 5. There are many Ph.D. theses/ reports on district floras and revisionary works remain unpublished. These should be carefully updated and published. 6. Lastly, but importantly, the threat status of native plant species that are facing serious threat of extinction (1000-1500 spp.?) should be QUICKLY assessed in order to identify the PRIORITY species that require IMMEDIATE conservation action. Sincerely yours R. 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