Dandeli has a big Paper manufacturing unit of the West Coast Paper Mill. This Mill produces paper for stationary, print and packaging to. A lot of people are employed here.
So as any factory /manufacturing set up would, this factory also lets out so many effluents in the Kali river. While i will come to the environment aspect later, i will talk about what we were excited about.
Since there is a lot of paper pulp released in this river. And there is one plot owned by one Mr Patil, which neighbours the spot where there is a small place in which the paper pulp waste gets accumulated.
Over the years the crocodiles in the river have developed a taste for this pulp and love to chew on it.
We went to this place and saw huge crocodiles lying around some swimming in and some just basking.
This pic is the Brahaminy Kite crown
Spinning its Web like i spin my world with words:)
So as any factory /manufacturing set up would, this factory also lets out so many effluents in the Kali river. While i will come to the environment aspect later, i will talk about what we were excited about.
Since there is a lot of paper pulp released in this river. And there is one plot owned by one Mr Patil, which neighbours the spot where there is a small place in which the paper pulp waste gets accumulated.
Over the years the crocodiles in the river have developed a taste for this pulp and love to chew on it.
We went to this place and saw huge crocodiles lying around some swimming in and some just basking.
As i was reading up more about this peculiar taste of wild crocodiles, I have realised the negative impact of this practice to the nature. Rules on paper manufacturing are very strict in countries like UK , US and Australia . The laws for paper mills in UK are so stringent regarding the effluents released and the wood used.
The strong stench as you enter Dandeli tells you of the scale of pollution that has been caused. A study done has revealed that the ground water in a one kilometer stretch of the Kali river is contaminated. Some effluents are also known carcinogens.
Moving on, since this is an isolated stretch , a tree just above this spot is full of birds, we saw the Baya weaver nests. Below is one artist with its creation
This is a new and old nest
Anshi -Dandeli is also known for Horn bills. The Malabar grey horn bill and the great horn bills. So Mr Patil, from the Crocodile Hunk told us that many many hornbills will come at 6;00 pm and precisely, the Great hornbills started flying in...phew there were so many, that we were lost on which one to focus. we had an army of people telling us....Sir yahan..uncle yahan...mumma here look ,,there.. here , there! Despite the odds of poor lighting and not a very big lens and shaky hands, we managed to take a few good shots and loads of memories of this sight.
This pic is the Brahaminy Kite crown
Spinning its Web like i spin my world with words:)
PS: Our next destination was Goa. And this trip had the beach ,but a lot more too..
