The first time I came to know about Valley of Flowers was in the summer of 2010. I don't recall how that discussion came about but it was probably during one of those leisure afternoons between our second semester examinations at BHU. As we started gathering more information about this beautiful place, we immediately knew we had to visit it sometime. The first break came in 2013 when most of us were comfortably settled in our master's programs. I, Rishabh, Sourav and Vishal decided to visit VoF in June 2013. Just a week prior to our much awaited trip, nature unleashed its fury over Uttarakhand. Heavy rainfall and ensuing floods caused nearly 6000 deaths and severe damage to property. This automatically led to the demise of our plan.
The valley was shut for the next three years.
The next trip was planned for July 2016 and the planning began in earnest in May. Tickets were booked, reservations were made and everything was planned to the last detail. Tonight, we ( I, Amit and Vishal) are supposed to leave for Haridwar but we are not going. The situation in Uttarakhand is a little precarious owing to landslides caused by heavy rains. Multiple roads are blocked and weather is going to deteriorate in the coming week. The trip stands cancelled once again. I don't know how long we will have to wait before we get another chance.
PS: I am feeling miserable.
No comments:
Post a Comment