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Indian Postal Dept. issues Commemorative stamp on Silent Valley

by israeli.agent | September 5, 2009 at 05:04 am

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The Department of Posts will issue a commemorative stamp on the Silent Valley on November 15.

The stamp is being issued as a mark of respect to the former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, who took the crucial decision to protect the valley, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of declaration of Silent Valley as a National Park.

Kerala Minister for Forests Benoy Viswam had written to the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology A. Raja two months ago seeking the issuance of a stamp to coincide with the occasion.

Silent valley is one fo the Nationa Parks of India. Locataed in the Southern state of Kerala, this park is 77 square Kilometers of lush rainforest. Silent valley has a wide variety of rare species of flora and fauna which is not seen anywhere else in the world.

This park is named as Indira Gandhi National park because the former Prime Minister's iron will is the only reason this natural wonder still exist as such. The Kerala Government supported by various forest mafias attempted to build a Hydro-Electic dam in this ever-green rain forest. Indiar Gandhi just deleted that idea, after the environmental activists raised their voice against this project. She declared this area as a national park.

It is high time world sit and take notice one of the rarest places in this world untouched by man. Maybe this stamp released by Indian Postal Department inspire a couple of good souls to raise their voice against attempts to further vandalize this treasure.

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Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 06:15 on September 5th, 2009

It is great to recognize those places that are indeed rare in this world. Canada has had issues of its national parks for some time now.

a211423

at 07:47 on September 5th, 2009

It is high time world sit and take notice one of the rarest places in this world

And Indira Gandhi was one of the rarest women.

Thank you for showing us this beautiful valley, and we can reflect on rainforest around the world that are facing annihilation through deforestation, destruction of habitats, and environmental temperature changes.

Papua New Guinea

Liberia

Amazon

Cambodia

Guyana

Liberia

Old Forests are key to sustaining climate, ecosystems, biodiversity, humanity and the Earth System. All of our shared survivals depends upon paying local peoples and governments to protect and restore old forests, while helping local peoples and governments benefit from them reamining standing and fully intact.

http://www.rainforestportal.org/?gclid=CLym9tXl2pwCFSYoawodPGTAJg

israeli.agent

at 09:18 on September 5th, 2009

Thanks everyone for the comments.

There is a real story about the proposed hydro-electric project. When an environment activist informed the then forest minister about the necessity of protecting forests because it affects the rainfall , the illiterate (literally illiterate he was) replied with this gem.

"Then how come it rains in the sea, where there is no forest."

No one heard about the env. activist till date.

.Agent.