Congrats Dinesh ji for safe, learning and productive trip to the VOF, Hemkunt Sahib and other areas. Eagerly waiting for your uploads, and those of Prashant ji who already has a good collection of Himalayan Plants. Hope to find some plants newer for our efloraofindia and Flowers of Indian databases.
-- 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 Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot Dinesh ji for valuable suggestions. we will move as per plan. > Thanks > > > On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:47 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> All is well, dear friends! >> Landslides are a regular routine in the Himalayas during rains ... at >> least that is what I learned during this trip to VoF and surroundings. The >> regional people (and Border Roads Organisation) take all precautions to >> remain safe as well as help out of way to help those touring the area. >> >> Many thanks for the concern dear Rajesh. >> >> You may proceed to VoF as planned; landslides are inevitable in case of >> rains ... panic or fear is individual's perspective. >> Scheduled journey may get upset; an extra day or two would surely help >> accomplish the trek to VoF (and Hemkund Sahib) and any further trip. >> >> I went with the YHAI group (of 28 people). We covered VoF, Hemkund Sahib >> and Sri Badrinath as planned. >> We lost one day of trek to Vasudhara Falls near Badrinath due to loss of >> hours (that were needed to repair roads). >> >> Our friend Prashant Awale and his YHAI group is now touring the same >> route. Hopefully he gets to to cover all the planned treks. >> >> Will sort my photos, and upload them to my flickr photostream -- it would >> take some days to finish all of them. >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Yes Garg ji, Landslides are common but people getting stranded is not a >>> good news....Have heard that another group which was suppose to depart from >>> Joshimath for Valley of Flowers was trapped last night due to land slides >>> from both end. I am on constant touch from people who were suppose to be at >>> VoF during these days. >>> >>> Just to update, we have devised alternative plan for our group, in case >>> if VoF doesnt work, for Chakrata. >>> >>> >>> On 6 August 2012 13:09, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for the update. >>>> Lanslide are common at this time of the year & I hope everybody is >>>> careful. >>>> >>>> On 5 August 2012 20:35, Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just to update: >>>>> Dinesh ji and his group is safe and secure at Joshimath. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5 August 2012 19:49, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dont worry, In the VoF in anyways cellphone doesnt work !! >>>>>> Flood is on the Gangotri side as far as I know on the knews. VoF is >>>>>> on different route (Badrinath route). >>>>>> Pankaj >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sunday, 5 August 2012 17:33:47 UTC+8, Rajesh Sachdev wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>> I am under impression that Shri Dinesh Valke ji was suppose to be at >>>>>>> VoF in these days. I have heard that there are fresh landslides in the >>>>>>> sub >>>>>>> Himalayan state in Utarrakhand. I am trying to contact Dinesh ji for his >>>>>>> where abouts but his number is switched off. Any one knowing him or >>>>>>> been in >>>>>>> recent contact may please update for his well being. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> Rajesh Sachdev >>>>>>> http://project-matheran.webs.**com<http://project-matheran.webs.com/> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/**leopardguy<https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Regards >>>>> Rajesh Sachdev >>>>> http://project-matheran.webs.com >>>>> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species >>>> * & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members >>>> & 1,23,300 messages on 31/7/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>>> of more than 7000 species). >>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>>> India'. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> Rajesh Sachdev >>> http://project-matheran.webs.com >>> https://www.facebook.com/leopardguy >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > > -- > > > > --
