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सह्याद्री
Landscapes of western ghats (north)- 2
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.
 

 

 
Hills near Satara, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Hills around western ghats, stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants
 
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The pinnacles and high rise mountains, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, north western ghats, India
Habitat : evrgreen forest patches and grasslands, disturbed by human interference
 
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The water stream 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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Cliffs of wetsrn ghats, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Cliffs, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, pollution upstream in deccan platue
 
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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, Ahmednagar district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Grassland on Hill slopes, severely stressed due to mining industry, land mafias
 
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Evergreen forest, Pune district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Evergreen forest, affected by tourism
 
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The river origin, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : high altitude hills, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, human interference
 
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High hills with grasslands/forest patches, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Evergreen forest/grassland, severely stressed due to human interference, Road building
 
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High hills with grasslands/forest patches, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Evergreen forest/grassland, severely stressed due to human interference, Road building
 
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evergreen forest + Road, Pune district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : evergreen forest canopy, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, roads
 
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aquatic 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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grasslands at high altitude, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : grasslands, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, mining industry, land mafias
 
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lateritic platue, Satara district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Lateritic platue, severely stressed due to uncontrolled tourism, hill stations, private cities, mining industry, land mafias, Power plants
 
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Lateritic platue, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : Western ghats, biodiversity hotspot, affected by urbanisation
 
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semideciduous forest, Satara district, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : semideciduous forest, eliminated due to human interference, agricultural and irrigation activities.
 
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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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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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Hills and hill slopes, north western ghats, Maharashtra, India
Habitat : hill slopes and inner platues, Western ghats
 
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