Gargji yes sad i feel you feel this more because you have been photographing these trees all over india for a long time.
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 6:32 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> =========== >> > -- 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.
