Thanks Garg Ji Chitra Ji and Rajesh Ji for nice words. Rajesh Ji why in March 13, we are also planning again in July end this year and also in November this year. Hope we will be able to cover maximum flora of this region by 31st March 2013. Then we will start for Kumaon region and Himachal Pradesh
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]>wrote: > Balkarsir, > I am also passionate about Flora of Chakrata, may not be at par with you. > But this part of Western Himalayas has fascinated me from 2009 and onwards. > I look forward to join you in March `13. > > More discussion over the phone :) > > > -- > Regards > Rajesh Sachdev > http://project-matheran.webs.com > https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy > > > > > On 20 May 2012 09:01, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All >> We reached back home on night of 18 May after an another successful >> visit to Chakrata region. For the information of members I wish to share >> some important things. >> Chakrata is situated in Uttarakhand State in Dehradoon District. This >> region is considered as a paradise of botanists due to many regions. This >> place is still far away from general tourists and completely out of bound >> for foreigners. Hotel facilities are still highly underdeveloped in the >> area as only 3-4 hotels are there. Even forest rest houses are situated in >> remote area and with lack of basic facilities like electricity, poor toilet >> and bath facilities, non availability of water etc. So natural vegetation >> is still intact and very very less plastic pollution. there are no much >> places to visit for general tourist. Besides all this this is the best >> place for nature loers. Budher is famous for beautiful butterflies. In this >> dry season also we could saw 2-3 dozens type of beautiful butterflies. This >> time we could saw many precious medicinal plants in budher and deovan area >> naturally like Podophyllum hexandrum (in fruiting stage), Taxus baccata, >> Polygonatum multiflorum (in flowering), Polygonatum verticillatum (in >> flowering) etc. More than two dozens of trees were also seen in flowering >> stage. This time we interacted with many locals there and after many >> discussions we reached on the conclusion that Chakrata region must be >> visited in the month of Feb/March (End of Feb to first week of March) then >> in Mid of July to end of July then in september and also in November. >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
