Balkar ji I would be interested to visit Chakrata again if it could be arranged from say 13th July or so, as I am leaving for USA on July 28.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks very much Balkar ji for the elaborate information. > Lack of conventional facilities.....I am sure this sentence excites many > as one is expected to find many natural untouched beauties either in the > form of plants animals birds or butterflies. > Thanks again. Keep posting your experiences. > > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Balkar saheb, >> You , me and 30 people are already occupied for our VoF trek in August, >> hence July seems to be impossible. March, I am sure I shall be able to get >> leaves from my office to join in. But, still....lets see. >> >> >> On 20 May 2012 09:50, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> Rajesh Sachdev >> http://project-matheran.webs.com >> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Dr Satish Phadke >

