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Friday, December 4, 2009

Balpakram National Park




Balpakram National Park was established in the year 1987 after the whole Balpakram district was declared as the National Park. Balpakram National Park of Meghalaya is one of the favorite national parks among adventure enthusiasts who like to explore the wild life and flora of various regions. The national park comprises of various species of flora and fauna.

Balpakram National Park at Meghalaya is spread over an area of 220 square kilometers at a height of 3000 feet and comprises of the whole Balpakram hills and its adjoining areas in the South Garo Hills District. Balpakram National Park in Meghalaya is approachable only through roads. You can take up any local transport from Baghmara to reach the wildlife park. The nearest railway station is Guwahati railway station.

The main attractions at Meghalaya Balpakram National Park are butterflies, wild bison, wild cow and elephants, etc. The national park also hosts a wide range of wild life species which are diminishing in numbers and are facing the danger of getting extinct. So if you like to explore the wildlife, Balpakram National Park is the perfect venue in the north eastern region.

Apart from wildlife, Balpakram National Park is also renowned for various herbs and shrubs which are used for making medicines as they have got various medicinal values in them. The wide range of flora and fauna of Balpakram National Park attracts several zoologist, naturalists and botanists to this wildlife park.

The best time to visit Balpakram National Park is anytime in between April to June when the park glows with the beauty of various flora which are at full boom during that time. During this season you can also checkBALPAKRAM NATIONAL PARK

If you really want an exotic wildlife holiday, head for this national park. Deep in the Garo Hills, at a height of 3,000 feet, this patch of dense forest on top of a plateau, has an amazing variety of vegetation and wildlife. You can see elephants, wild buffaloes, gaur (Indian bison), deer, slow loris, capped langur, as well as tigers, leopards, clouded leopards and golden cat.

How to go: You have to reach Tura from Shillong or Guwahati. There are helicopter services from both the cities; or you can go by road. From Tura, it is a further 167km drive to Balpakram.
When to go: The best time to visit is mid-Apr to mid-Jun
 out the various species of colorful butterflies.

Balpakram National Park, situated in South Garo Hills District of Meghalaya, is abound with natural beauty. This national park, encompassing the Balpakram Hill plateau and the adjoining canyon, spans over an area of about 220 sq km. It lies on an altitude of 3,000 ft.
This national park, established in the year 1987, is home to numerous species of plant and wildlife, which include the wild bison, wild cow and elephants. Out of these wild animals, many are rare and on the verge of extinction. The exotic plants and herbs found here in abundance has considerable medicinal value. This is a place frequented by naturalist, botanists and zoologist, owing to its rich bio-diversity.
The preferred time for visit is from April to June, during which the valley brims with colorful wild flowers and swarms of exotic butterflies, making it a sight straight out of dreams.
This national park can be accessed only by road. Baghmara, at a distance of 45 km, is the nearest prominent town. Guwahati Junction Railway Station is the nearest railhead.
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Bhuvan mapping

DOWN LOAD Bhuvan mapping A review of ISRO Bhuvan Features and Performance

Here is a frank review of the features and performance of ISRO Bhuvan (the much anticipated satellite-based 3D mapping application from ISRO) BETA Release and comparing it to supposed arch rival Google Earth. Bhuvan from the begining is claiming that it is not competing with Google Earth in any way, but there was much hype and propaganda in the media saying that ISRO Bhuvan will be a Google Earth killer atleast in India. But it looks like that can nit be the case anytime soon. Here is why..

  • While Google Earth works on a downloadable client, Bhuvan works within the browser (only supports Windows and IE 6 and above).
  • The ISRO Bhuvan currently has serious performance issues. The site currently very unstable. It gives up or hangs the browser every once in a while. When a layer (state, district, taluk, etc.) is turned on, it renders unevenly and sometimes fails to render at all. The navigation panel failed to load routinely and it felt like a rare sighting when we could actually use the panel.
  • The promise of high resolution images has not been kept. While the service promises zoom up to 10 metres from the ground level as against 200 metres for Google Earth, we didn’t encounter a single image with nearly as much detailing. In fact, comparative results for a marquee location such as New Delhi’s Connaught Place or Red Fort make its clear as to the inferior performance of ISRO Earth as of now.
  • The navigation tools are similar to Google Earth (GE).
  • The search doesn’t work if a query returns multiple results. A pop up window is supposed to give the multiple results from which the user is supposed to be able to choose. During two days of sporadic testing, we found the result only once. The rest of the time, the window would pop up, but nothing would be displayed. When the search is accurate, the software ‘flies in’ to the exact location, the same way as GE.
  • Users need to create an account and download a plug-in.
  • Bhuvan packs a lot of data on weather, waterbodies and population details of various administrative units. We were unable to access weather data. Clicking on icons of administrative units show basic information such as the population. For specialist users, Bhuvan might hold some attraction. For instance, there is a drought map which cab be used to compare drought situation across years and there is a flood map that shows Bihar during the Kosi flood and after. With Isro backing, Bhuvan would be able to provide such relevant data from time to time, but the application needs major improvements in terms of usability before it will be of interest to the ordinary user.
  • Users can also not edit any data or tag locations.
  • We hope Bhuvan is able to fix the bugs soon. But even then, to be a credible alternative to existing mapping services, and even to get new users to try it, it much provide much higher resolution images. User interest will be piqued only when they can see their house or school or local street in high resolution. With Isro data, this is easily doable.

Having said all this, ISRO Bhuvan is still a very good step forward for ISRO in the right direction we feel. We wish all the best for ISRO and hopefully Bhuvan will mature very fast to become a good service and can really compete with Google Earth.

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