MeraPahad Community Of Uttarakhand Lovers

                                                               Variety   of flowering in Valley of Flowers.  Earlier, there used to grow more   than  500 spicies of wild flowers in the valley, which are  said to be   preserved in the Botonical Garden of London.  Now, due to human   influence  and  other envirionmental pressure, growth of wild grass,   etc., around 200 species have disappeared. Presently,  about  250-300   species of flowrers are still struggling for survival  with the changed   geographical conditions  in the valley,and many of them are also on the   verge of disppearance. In 1988, the Valley of Floowers & Nanda Devi   National Parks were declared as World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO. (Dinesh Pundhir Photo)
       

                                                               Flowering   in Valley of Flowers.  Though, the valley of flowers was declared a   National Park in 1982.  This was the point from where the downfall of   the Valley has actually started.  A lot is required to be done for the   preservation of rare species of flowers, rare and endangered animals.    This valley be taken from the Forest Deptt. and handed over to some NGO   for its betterment. In 1988, it was declared as World Heritage Site by   the UNESCO.       

Chandrashekhar Chauhan
........still beautiful........!!!

Thank you Butola ji for sharing these exclusive photos with us.