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My visit to Galgibag and Talpona-The Mangrove sites of Goa

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T he Department of Botany celebrated World Mangrove Day on 26th July 2023 by organizing a field visit to Galgibagh and Talpona, the mangrove sites of Goa. I and my colleagues and students participated in the field visit. We started our journey by bus from the Government College of Arts, Science, and Commerce at 11 am. We took the road from Balli, Karmal ghat, then finally to Galjibag village. We traveled via a new highway and reached the spot. The mangrove cover in Goa is approximately 0.5% of the total mangrove cover in India (Mesta et al., 2014). As per the recent data published by the India State of Forest Report (2021), Goa has a mangrove cover of 27 km2. Mangroves are found along the estuaries of Terekhol, Chapora, Mandovi, Zuari, Sal, Talpona, Galgibag, and Cumbarjua canal (Singh et al., 2004).  These mangrove sites are situated in Canacona taluka of South Goa. The Galgibag estuary is 16 km long near Galgibag village, which is close to the estuary mouth. Mangrove vegetation i...
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My visit to Kerala- God’s Own Country

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                        My visit to Kerala- God’s Own Country My husband and I visited Kerala in the month of March 2022. Our tour was booked by make my trip. We took a flight from Goa to Kochi, where we stayed there overnight and enjoyed Kerala paratha and chicken gravy. The next day early morning, we left for Munnar by taxi, which was part of the package. We enjoyed the scenic beauty of roads and nature on the way to Munnar.  Private car included for the complete covering sightseeing as per itinerary. Munnar was 135km away from Kochin, and it took us around five hours to reach this beautiful hill station. On the way, we visited Valara waterfall and also enjoyed the refreshments on the way. On the way, one can find a lot of adventurous activities taking place, and you can also participate in a jungle safari, rope climbing, etc. There are a lot of tea and spice shops on the way. We reached Munnar and visited the Tata Mus...
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My visit to Kundapura

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  My visit to Kundapura By Sujata Dabolkar From October 17-19 , I visited Kundapura town along with my husband Mr. Prathamesh Naik by a roadways. Kundapura also known as kundapur is a coastal town situated in the Udipi district of the state of Karnataka. We started our journey from Margao at 9:30 am on 17 th October 2020. The distance from Margao to Kundapur is 244Km via NH 66 and it was five hours and twenty two minutes journey. On the way we were mesmerized by the beauty of the nature at Karmal ghat in Canacona taluka.   An open road can be a fun and exciting place where you can make amazing memories. We crossed the kali river bridge and reached the Karwar where we visited the rock garden. on the way we came across main towns such as Belekeri, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar the port town of Uttara Kannada followed by Murdeshwar and Bhatkal. On the way to Kundapur, we came across beautiful beach with white sand named Maravanthe beach where the highway runs alongside the coast. ...
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Notes From Visit To Perth, Australia

  Notes From Visit To Perth, Australia Sujata Dabolkar As a PhD scholar working on biomining of Gold, I was invited by the organizer AuSIMM (Australasian Institute of mining and Metallurgy) as a student delegate to Perth, located in the western part of Australia to attend the World Gold Conference, 2019 (WGC-2019) on the theme-‘ Unlocking sustainable value from Gold deposits” organised by AuSIMM), the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) and the Canadian Institute of mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The conference witnessed 150 delegates from 30 Gold producer countries, nine key note addresses, 56 technical presentations, 10 E posters and 50 top mining companies exhibiting their services and products. I spent more than a week from 10th September in Perth. It was a wonderful experience to visit Perth a city of two millions, described as one of the world’s most isolated cities and world’s eighth best city. Perth has been risen to number fourteenth as one...
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My visit to Trondheim, Norway

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  My visit to Trondheim, Norway By Sujata Dabolkar From September 11-14 , I visited Trondheim which is beautifully situated in the middle of Norway by the Trondheim fjord to attend the international Nature conference: Minerals and Materials for a Sustainable Future organized by Geological Survey of Norway (GSN), and others. In the month of August, I got an invitation letter from the conference organizers Mr. Tom Heldal, director of Geological resources and environment (GSN). It was my first visit to any foreign country. My route covered Goa to Doha, Doha to Oslo (Capital of Norway) and from Oslo to Trondheim. My journey started on 10 th September from Dabolim international airport covering around 2598 kms to Hamad international airport, Doha. I reached Doha where the travelers were transferred internally from one QA flight to another. My next destination was Oslo, a journey of 6.40 hours covering distance of 4960 kms. At Oslo, I was directed to the security check followed by imm...
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Aesthetics of travelling from Carmona to Mobor

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  Aesthetics of travelling from Carmona to Mobor By Sujata Dabolkar  Salcete blessed by Zuari to the east and Arabian Sea towards the east and drained by the lifeline Sal river rose up from the receding Arabian sea about twenty thousand years ago. And a mosaic of landscapes was created by toiling hands in shaping the farms, the bundhs, lakes, creeks, rows of thick coconut plantations and geometric salt pans.   Travelling anywhere in Salcete is an aesthetic experience especially during the monsoon. Its the beauty of these landscapes which I soak in when I journey in Salcete and watch   the transition from natural and man-made landscapes.   The short enjoyable journey from Carmona to Cavelossim is simply mesmerizing for the simple scenes and sights on the routes as you inhale fresh air full of pure oxygen blowing from Arabian sea and filtered through rows of coconut palms so lovingly looked after by Carmonkars and Cavelosshimkars. I stay in Carmona village whi...
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From Caisua to Carmona: Notes on a new life

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  From Caisua to Carmona: Notes on a new life By Sujata Dabolkar  I was born and brought up in Caisua, a very beautiful village situated on the banks of river Chapora in Bardez taluka in North Goa. My childhood was spent playing in the sand and swimming in Chapora river. Early morning, I could see the sunrise from my backyard. I admired nature sitting on the terrace of my house. Looking at the river and enjoying the evening tea while hearing the sound of the birds became routine. I still remember the days when I used to go for my morning walks on Vagator beach and also to the Chapora fort, the archaeological monument. From the top of the Chapora fort, one can see the Morjim beach on the right side and Vagator beach to the left and Indian ocean to the north. While coming back home from the fort along with my friends and cousins, we used to enjoy cashew apples, chunna (ziziphus rugosa), karanda (carissa carandas) on the way. I also used to do photography and watch birds such as ...
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