Showing posts with label great nicobar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great nicobar. Show all posts

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Turtles of the A&N - 2

Here are a few pictures of turtle hatchlings from different parts of the A&N

A Olive ridley hatchling returns to the sea at the Cuthbert Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Middle Andaman Island, 1998


A Giant Leatherback hatchling at South Bay, Great Nicobar Island, 1998

A washed ashore Green sea turtle on the beach of South Sentinel Island Wildlife Sanctuary, February 1998

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Turtles of the A&N - 1

The beaches of the A&N Islands are nesting sites of 4 of the species of sea turtles - the Olive ridley, the Green sea turtle, the Giant Leatherback and hawksbill. Here are some pics of these nesting turtles from different parts of this island chain

A nesting Olive ridley at Cuthbert Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Middle Andaman Island, February 1998

A nesting Green sea turtle, South Sentinel Island Wildlife Sanctuary, February 1998

A Giant Leatherback returns to the sea after nesting at South Bay, Great Nicobar Island, February 2002

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Great Nicobar - Tsunami devastated 2

More pictures from February 2006 of the tsunami devastated coast of Great Nicobar Island

Along the North South Road that used to run right along the eastern coast of Great Nicobar

A view of the settlement at 35kms from a boat. The extent to which the beach and the sea has intruded can be seen clearly

A mangrove is permanently submerged and has dessicated subsequently. A view from from further inland

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Great Nicobar Coast - Tsunami devastated 1

These are a series of pictures from February 2006 of the earthquake and tsunami devastated coast of Great Nicobar Island.

Coastal forests including mangroves, pandanus and horticultural plantations like those of coconut and areca were badly hit

A dry stand of pandanus

A White bellied sea eagle perches on the dead and dry branches on a mangrove

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Fiddler Crabs, A&N Islands

Mayabundar, Middle Andaman Island, July 2002

Great Nicobar Island, Feb 2006

Mayabundar, Middle Andaman Island, July 2003

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

A&N Landscapes 2

Limestone caves, North Andaman Island, July 2002.
Caves like these are used by Edible Nest Swiftlets for nesting. For more details on the conservation issues of the swiftlet and the work of the late Dr. Ravi Sankaran for their protection please visit
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-edible-nest-swiftlet.html

A view from the air: The water body is the reservoir of the Dhanikhari dam which is the main source of water for the town of Port Blair, June 2007

Great Nicobar Coast, February 2005

Thursday, July 9, 2009

The tsunami impacted in the A&N Islands

These are some older pictures from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of houses and people impacted by the tsunami that hit the coasts on December 26, 2004. I have been visiting the islands and following the developments there for over a decade and hope to regularly share different dimensions of these islands on this blog through the pictures that I have been taking.

Havaldar Arjan Singh and his wife show us the remains of their house along the coast of Great Nicobar Island in the extreme south. Great Nicobar was the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake that initiated the tsunami and not-unexpectedly was very badly hit. This picture was taken in January 2006, more than a year after the tsunami hit the islands and latest reports indicate that rehabilitation work particularly in the Nicobar islands continues to be incomplete and very tardy

The foundation of a 'permanent shelter' in Bamboo Flat for those who lost their dwellings to the tsunami in South Andaman Island. This is a 2007 picture at a site that has one of the biggest reconstruction projects in the Andaman islands for the tsunami affected

In the temporary shelters built at Choudhari in South Andaman Island. This is a January 2006 picture. It is evident that proximity to Port Blair (Choudhari is just a few kms from the capital city) ensured better relief and rehab to those affected. The people of the Nicobars that was much worse hit continue to suffer a situation that is still very bad.
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Also see the following links for my articles and other details related to the tsunami in the A&N Islands
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2009/06/earth-shaking-event.html
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2008/01/visit-and-aftermath.html
http://pankaj-atcrossroads.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-vulnerabilities-islands.html