Good morning Usha Di, It was hard to get a closer view of that space, for i was guarded by steel grid. I will try to obtain some more info on the diversity of that small patch as much as can be noticed through steel frame.
Regards, surajit On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 5:41 AM, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > great Surajit, > have tried taking this cradle apart and see what crawls out and what else > is growing there? > > interesting class project may be > usha di > = > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:49 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Really nice photographs Surajit ji >> >> -- >> 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, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:22 AM, surajit koley < >> surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Sir, >>> >>> Kamarkundu <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamarkundu_Junction> is a >>> railway junction where >>> Howrah-Tarakeswar<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarakeswar>rail runs on >>> overbridge and Howrah-Burdwan >>> Chord <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howrah%E2%80%93Bardhaman_chord>runs >>> underneath. The concrete and steel girdles of the overbridge accumulated >>> dust and debris. Eventually grasses and herbs grew there, attracted >>> insects, maybe some millipedes and certainly microbes also. They added >>> humus component to those dusts and sands and turned the concrete into a >>> cradle of life. >>> >>> This grass is growing on that cradle of life! >>> >>> Species : *Chloris barbata* Sw. >>> Habit & Habitat : about 2. feet high, narrow leaves of less than 0.5 mm >>> Date : 20/9/12, 9.52 a.m. >>> Place Kamarkundu (Hooghly) >>> Earlier post of similar grass - >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/MZHwCDAxoS8/discussion >>> >>> Thank you & Regards, >>> >>> surajit >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > --
