Sikkim: Biodiversity in peril
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Jul 24, 2013 12:30
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Rhododendron thomsonii with its attractive deep red flowers. ▲
Rosy purple flowers of R. companulatum. ▲
A worker of the Border Roads Organisation clearing a road after a landslide. ▲
The hardy yak is a valuable animal in the high altitudes. ▲
During the monsoon Sikkim becomes a land of waterfalls. ▲
Gyatso Bhuti and Palmo, his wife, at their shop at Zero Point, which is at an altitude of 4,500 metres. ▲
R. cinnabarium, which is widely distributed. ▲
The monsoon season sees explosive growth and flowering of Digitalis purpurea. Here a scene in Lachung village. ▲
setusum had purple-pink flowers, AJTJ DSCN0452 ▲
A village sitting perilously close to a hillside that caved in. ▲
R. campylocarpum with its bell-shaped yellow flowers. ▲
R. glaucophyllum, a dwarf rhododendron. ▲
Euphorbia sikkimensis in bloom. The plant is endemic to Sikkim. ▲
Primula denticulta in its alpine habitat. ▲
A project site. Construction of dams and roads poses a threat to the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayas. ▲
Some landslides in the valley are triggered by developmental activities. ▲
