Dear Giby ji ... there are many more guaranteed years ahead ! Please enjoy this year's crop via photos at eFI. Will wait to see your share next year for sure.
Will post my photos in a day or two; presently finishing with the group members' and landscape pictures. Regards. Dinesh On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 9:14 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji, > So happy to see you back. I am waiting to see the pictures from vof. It is > unfortunate for me that I am not able to participate the vof trekking this > time. As I had joined new job and had/have to take family related reasons, > I am unable to take leave. I hope I would get a chance next year. > > Thanks and Regards, > Giby > On Aug 9, 2012 9:14 PM, "Vijayasankar" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Welcome back, Dinesh ji! Hope you all had great experiences and several >> exciting moments during the VoF trip... >> >> Regards >> >> Vijayasankar Raman >> National Center for Natural Products Research >> University of Mississippi >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > --
