Ritesh: thanks for sharing this photo... will need to raise awareness... in general popultion where apathy and some corruption of heart and mind helps these and other destructive practices flourish...
Pankaj: : But in countries like India where we do have rules, we dont follow it. " end quote from you above... this callousness in farmers and lay people is due to lack of awaremenss, and corruption of heart mind and soul... what in it for me mentality... and much much more... books can be written...spoken... but this is what Gandhiji was after if you read his personal thoughts... to remove corruption from personal private thoughts, heart and daily action.... corruption is not only political (which is the worst of our public sins) but also in each individual... like this guy who may or may not have known of the damage he was bringing to his own environment... Usha di ========== On Jan 10, 1:46 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ritesh ji, > Thanks for sharing this picture to bring up the issue and spread > awareness. > Aarti > > On Jan 9, 6:36 am, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > I don't know whether my post is suitable for this title or not but the > > intention behind this post is to spread awareness among eFlora members. I > > am sure Dr. Pankaj is going to be the most disheartened person to see this > > post. The picture was taken at Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal > > Pradesh in which you can find some burnt orchids... ..a result of the > > 'Slash and Burn' Cultivation Practice (Jhum-Cultivation). > > > Despite intensive government efforts to control Jhum cultivation throughout > > the states of NE India, it is still prevalent in a vast area of the region. > > As a result, we are losing a number of rare, endemic and wild plant species > > day by day. I understand the socio-cultural and livelihood implications of > > the local inhabitants but.....how we can bring back those precious plants > > which are already burnt? I personally feel this practice as an unfortunate > > one. > > > Do we need to review the policies? What do u feel? > > > Comments awaited! > > > Regards, > > Ritesh. > > > IMG_1047 copy_a.jpg > > 558KViewDownload
