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सह्याद्री
Landscapes of western ghats (north)
June 2011
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भारताकडे प्रगत देश एक अस्वच्छ देश म्हणुन पहातात. आपल्याकडील लोकशाही व स्वैरशाही मुळे येथील नैसर्गिक संपदेचा गैरवापर व विनाश होत आहे. निवडक निसर्गदत्त प्रदेश वगळला तर इतरत्र १० % विकासदर गाठण्याच्या नावाखाली निसर्गचा समुळ विनाश चालु आहे. अशा विनाशाकडे चाललेल्या आपल्या देशाची हे उरलेसुरले निसर्ग वैभव मी येथे मांडले आहे. पाहु वाचवु शकतो काय आपण या निसर्गवैभवाला.
India is often looked up on as a dirty place by rest of the world. Its Democracy is infected by poor governance leading to poor management of ecosystems, wildlife and urban areas. Only the region where the human intevention is minimal, one can see its original charm. Most of the ecosystems near the major urban and industrial area is under severe stress. I am sharing herewith some glimpses of the Nature, hoping that it inspires the mass to Save it from the Indian Jangal Raj.
 

 

 
Birds eyeview of evening light at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants
 
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Bloom of wildflora on medium altitude Hills, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, north western ghats, India
Habitat : grasslands on Hills, affected by grazing and human interference
 
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Aquatic wild plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Waterbodies on lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants.
 
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Bloom of wildflora on small lateritic platues, Pune District, Maharashtra, north western ghats, India
Habitat : lateritic platues, Human interference on hills for tourism, habitation etc.
 
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Green to Pink transformation at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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Wildflora and grassland on hill slopes, Pune district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Grassland on Hill slopes, severely stressed due to mining industry, land mafias
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants on medium altitude hills, Ahmednagar district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : grassland, affected by grazing, medicine mafias
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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Remains of evergreen forest, Ahmednagar district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Evergreen forest, severely stressed due to human interference, Road building
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants on hills, Pune district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Hills, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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Evergreen forest and iconic prehistoric vocanic structure, Pune district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : evergreen forest, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, hill stations, private cities, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants
 
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Hills and hill slopes, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Western ghats, biodiversity hotspot, affected by urbanisation
 
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Evergreen forest and iconic prehistoric vocanic structure, Pune district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : evergreen forest, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, hill stations, private cities, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants
 
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Hills and hill slopes, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Western ghats, biodiversity hotspot, affected by human interference
 
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Hills and hill slopes, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Western ghats, biodiversity hotspot, affected by urbanisation
 
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Wildflora and endangered plants at lateritic platue near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platues, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants, plant-medicine mafias
 
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