Raghu ji, I was there in March and the whole group walked upto Deban. We stayed there in the park for seven days and cross the river went further. But Could not cross second nallah because of sudden floods. Though saw few trees which have survived the axe of mafia. But the butterflies and the birds were in plenty. Promila
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:55 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > This red fruiting tree found on a hill edge near Namdapha, Miao, > Arunachal. > Height 40-50 feet, fruit size- ~15cms, color - Red/orange-yellow, > inedible, Leaf size - 22-30 cms. > Pictures - DSC_5441 to DSC_5448 > > /* > > This red fruiting tree is found on a hill edge near Namdapha, Miao, > Arunachal. > From here, one gets a beautiful view of the vast Noa-dihing river flowing > below surrounded with green forested hills. The M'Penn Nallah flows fast and > merrily joining the Noa-dihing river here. The banks are filled with white > stones and sand differentiating it from the ones down South India. > > Many trees are struck in the banks or mid river which comes down because of > the floods. We could witness land slides in the M'Penn Valley. We could hear > the trees creaking many times from above the hills and ready to fall any > time into the M'Penn Nallah.Sad that because of the floods we could not > cross this M'Penn nullah as the water level did not come down and we could > not therefore do the 18Km forest trek to Deban. Arunachal is blessed with > rain gods and this year the entire region has good rains almost everyday > since Feb. > But we enjoyed the greenery, landscapes, pleasant weather, intermittent > rains, the solitude of the place, interacting with the warmth and friendly > tribal people and their chubby-cheeked kids( key attributes - natural skin > complexion, shy, natural smile ) , bamboo homes, lush green fields, hill > streams,the rivers, colorful butterflies and more.. Arunachal is truly > natural, peace prevails here. > > Of course, every km or two, you would come across military personnel/ Assam > rifles with gun in hand, policing the place. > > > */ > > Pls check few miniature photographs - for a habitat glimpse, vegetation, > tribal kids, greenery and more. > > Regards > Raghu > >
