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Rosy purple flowers of R. companulatum.
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A worker of the Border Roads Organisation clearing a road after a landslide.
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The hardy yak is a valuable animal in the high altitudes.
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During the monsoon Sikkim becomes a land of waterfalls.
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Gyatso Bhuti and Palmo, his wife, at their shop at Zero Point, which is at an altitude of 4,500 metres.
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R. cinnabarium, which is widely distributed.
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The monsoon season sees explosive growth and flowering of Digitalis purpurea. Here a scene in Lachung village.
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setusum had purple-pink flowers, AJTJ DSCN0452
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A village sitting perilously close to a hillside that caved in.
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R. campylocarpum with its bell-shaped yellow flowers.
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R. glaucophyllum, a dwarf rhododendron.
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Euphorbia sikkimensis in bloom. The plant is endemic to Sikkim.
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Primula denticulta in its alpine habitat.
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A project site. Construction of dams and roads poses a threat to the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayas.
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Some landslides in the valley are triggered by developmental activities.
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