Dear Tanay Ji, Pankaj, Gurucharan sir, Dinesh sir, Garg sir, Balkar sir, Sandhya ma'm, Aarti ma'm and Usha di,
Very happy to hear from you all. I am happy because I conveyed my message correctly to the group. Thanks a lot for your likings and thought provoking comments. @Pankaj: Sad to know about the railway track incidence. I also heard about one such incidence in Arunachal where in the name of plantation a big area of the natural forest was cleared. Thankfully, govt. has declared a big part of Arunachal as 'protected' which has curbed the destruction at considerable extent. But...sadly they are not yet able to find out a good solution for Jhum-Cultivation. @Sandhya ma'm: Thanks for your words ma'm! Though never been to Kerala but had a very good image in my mind. Sad to know that such practices are prevalent there too. @Usha di: Thanks for sharing your thoughts di! Corruption is not only political but also in each individual. But what I feel (in Arunachal at least), Slash and Burn cultivation is not a result of mental corruption.......rather mostly because of unawareness. Local communities are very very innocent and true at heart. Infact they don't have any other means to earn their livelihood. Unfortunately, despite of contiiiiinuous efforts.....scientific communities have not come up with a befitting alternate till date. Anyway...Accept finite disappointments but never lose infinite hope....as Martin Luthar says.. Regards, Ritesh.
