Thanks, Balkar for organising such wonderful trips. Hope more & more persons join.
On 8 April 2015 at 23:40, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All > A flower hunting program to Churdhar Peak in Himachal has been scheduled > from 22-5-15 to 30-5-15. Following is the detailed program. This program > can be changed a little as per requirement, but dates and routs are fixed. > Interested person can contact us at no 9541454009 and by mail > [email protected]. Pls prefer e mail for any communication or > clarification. During the whole programs accommodation and other facilities > will be just basic type. No star culture will be there as such star > facilities are not available at this route. Expenditure will be at no > profit no loss basis. only 4-5% extra than actual cost all have to pay for > making arrangements before actual tour program. participants have to pay Rs > 1000 as advance rest will be collected during tour programme. Advance will > be refunded (Rs 1000) only with genuine reason only. For all > cancellation/refund Rs 400/- will be deducted. Estimated expenditure is > between Rs. 8000- 12000/- including travel accommodation and food from > Panipat to Panipat > > Details > > The enchanting Churdhar mountain in Sirmaur (Shivalik ranges) is the > highest peak in southern Himachal Pradesh. The view from the summit > embraces a vast panorama of lowland tracts towards the south and > snow-capped ranges, including the peaks of Badrinath and Kedarnath in the > Garhwal region, towards the north. > > It is believed that this is the very place where Hanuman discovered the > life-restoring Sanjivini booti, which revived Lakshmana, Lord Rama’s > younger brother. Ruins of an ancient town have been discovered at the > nearby Dundi Devi. A wealth of herbs and beautiful alpine flora, covers > these Himalayan slopes. Walking through the wildlife sanctuary, one can > spot the spectacular monal, Himachal’s state bird, along with koklass and > kaleej pheasants. The canine-toothed musk deer and the endangered Himalayan > black bear inhabit the higher forests. > > On a clear sunny day, you can be rewarded with a view of the Badrinath and > Kedarnath shrines, Gangetic plains, the Sutlej river and hills of Shimla > and Chakrata. Atop the Churdhar summit lie the lingams of Shiva and Kali, > where once goat and sheep were sacrificed. Devotees hoist flags and make > offerings here. > > Churdhar peak can be approached from at least three routes - Chaupal in > Shimla district is the base for the shortest route of 7 kms, while > Haripurdhar in Sirmour district is the base for a longer route of some 50 > km. Nauradhar (Nohra) is the third base from where Churdhar is a 20 km > climb. Nauradhar is a small town on the Solan - Rajghat -Sangrah road and > is about 388 km from Delhi. > > > > Day Zero(22May) – Assembly of all by 4.00 PM at Panipat. If all reaches > well in time then departure for Kaleshwar or Nahan. Night stay at Kaleshwar > or Nahan. Max elevation 1200 mts. Summer but cool weather > > Day Two: (23 May) Visit to Renuka Ji lake and on the way area. Maximum > elevation 1500 Mts. Summer but cool weather. If possible night stay at > Renuka ji. > > Day Three: (24 May) Early morning travel start for Nohradhar ie. Base camp > for trek to Churdhar. Whole day exploration in the way. Night stay at > Nohradhar. max elevation 2800 mts > > Day Four: (25 May) Trek Start for churdhar stay at night in between the > way to churdhar. max elevation 3000 mts > > > > Day Five: (26 May) Final trekking to Churdhar Peak, those who will not be > able to climb furher will stay around and will meet next day during > backward journey. Night Stay at churdhar peak. max elevation 3650 mts > > Day Six: (27 May) back to Nohradhar Full day . Probably from different > Route, if possible > > Day Seven (28 May) backward journey via Rajgarh and Solan, Night stay at > Solan or Barog. > > Day Eight (29 May) Visit to places in between- Barog, Parvanoo, chandigarh > Botanical Garden and Panchkula Cactus Park. Night Stay at Panipat or Delhi > as per wish of a person. > > Please book your tickets etc for 30th may after afternoon trains. So that > we may have buffer time for any more or less stay at any point. > > Distances for trekking and normal trekking time for a fit person > > Nohradhar to Jamnala – 6 kms – 2 to 3hrs, > > Jamnala to Teesri – 5 kms –2hrs, > > Teesri to Churdhar – 5 kms – 1.5 to 2hrs > > > Please give your consents before 20-4-15 positively > > > Thanks > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany & > Horticulture Incharge > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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