Welcome back Dinesh ji Aarti On Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:17:37 PM UTC+4, Dinesh Valke 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]<javascript:> > > 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] <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:> >>> > 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]<javascript:> >>>> > 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > >
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