We have such place called Devrai in Sindhudurg Dist..Devrai belived to be 'residence of God' therefore protected by locals .. all forest activities are also banned in such area Also we have many rare and endemic species of plants and animals in Sindhudurg.. I am proud its my own district :):)
On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < [email protected]> wrote: > Dungoba Rai is a beautiful sacred groove located in Sindhudurg district of > Maharashtra. This may be the only coastal 'Devrai' and perhaps the only one > that has rare mangrove plants. Trees seen at the upstream end of the fresh > water are the precious 'Sundari' mangrove trees or Heritiera littoralis. > This is the only record on the western coast of the celebrated trees of the > Sunderbans of eastern India. Around 50 full grown trees with heavily > buttressed roots can be seen. They are known by the locals as 'Samudra > Kandol' very aptly (Sterculiaceae) because Sterculia villosa which grows > uphill is known as Kandol. Heritieras here have been flowering in July and > fruiting in latter part of the year. All the trees in Dungoba sacred forest > are protected by the locals. May God Dungoba bless the forest for the > ensuing centuries. > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > 12 Varshanand Society > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road > Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline....@middle?> -- Smita raskar M.Sc. (Botany) Biology teacher 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Phone (02363) 274153 Mob.9422379568
