Really sad, Ushadi. On Wed 12 Sep, 2018, 12:59 PM Ushadi Micromini, <[email protected]> wrote:
> how sad > > we have story of another kind of mercenary activities on rain tree > apparently the lac insects like its sap > The Telegraph Kolkata ran this and other such stories last few years > one such is this: > <https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150605/jsp/saltlake/story_23893.jsp> > What’s killing the trees- Scores of fully-grown trees in the township and > on VIP Road are in the throes of unnatural death. *Snehal Sengupta* > investigates > > Dead and dying trees on the bank of the Kestopur Canal by VIP Road > near the Golaghata footbridge. Pictures by Saradindu Chaudhury > > Look outside your window and chances are that you’ll see a tall tree but > bereft of leaves. Its thin branches look like the ominous fingers of a > witch and its trunk is a ghostly white. > > No, it's not Halloween but World Environment Day. But instead of green, > Salt Lake is wearing white. > Hundreds of trees, particularly Sirish (Albizia lebbeck), are dying. The > phenomenon has been noticeable for a few months now > > and the forest department believes that they are under the attack of > some insects. > > *But investigation is on and officials are not ruling the possibility of a > racket out to kill the trees* > > * and sell its precious lac either. Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion > of several species of lac insects which are known to attack trees.* > etc etc > > https://www.telegraphindia.com/1150605/jsp/saltlake/story_23893.jsp > and shellac is used as a fixative in the french perfumery industry, > <https://www.telegraphindia.com/1140829/jsp/jharkhand/story_18774853.jsp> > and that may be killing our trees > > Such a shame > why cant people be honest and upfront, > plant trees for their own specific purposes? > > usha di > > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 10:17 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Bimal ji, for insights into these sad stories. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Bimal Sar kar <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed 12 Sep, 2018, 6:44 AM >> Subject: OBITUARY TO RAIN TREE ( SAMANEA SAMAN ) >> To: >> >> >> I studied in a school at Netrakona ( now Bangladesh ) from standard -1 to >> 10.( that is from 1953 to 1963 ).There were five majestic Rain trees in the >> school campus. I can not think about my school without these trees.This >> school was established in 1889. I am talking about Dutt High School ( the >> name is in honour of a famous civil servant and scholar R C Dutt ) >> I left that place for India in 1964. But the Rain Trees were in my >> memory. After the liberation of East Pakistan and formation of Bangladesh , >> I visited my school in 1972 and was shocked to see that the trees were no >> longer there. >> At Cooch Behar there were many old Rain Trees on the road side. Few were >> there near the Air Port ( not functional since 1990 ).Open bill stork used >> to make nest on those trees. In the name of making the air port functional >> all these tress have been sacrificed. Open bill stork still make nests in >> the general area on alternative trees. >> Recently I have seen a smart move by an intelligent house owner . His >> house is next to the tree on the road side. But the tree is not on his >> compound. He thought of eliminating this tree so that his house can be >> expanded.. His move was to see that the tree is dead and the cut it as a >> dead tree. He made two incisions around the main stem of this tree With >> this action the tree will die after some time and he will remove it as a >> dead tree. Quite a smart move. >> Attaching two images of this tree under death sentence. In the first >> image you see the tree which gives shade to the people nearby. And in the >> next image you see the two incisions around the main stem of the tree. >> I have seen more than 200 trees in last 13 years which have been fell . >> Images some of these trees are with me >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
