Places to Visit before they vanish

1.Majuli

Majuli means land between two parallel rivers. One of the largest river islands of the world is located in Assam on the banks of river Brahmaputra. The untarnished island represents nature at its best; it is serene and enriched with rich cultural heritage.It is feared, that the beautiful island will submerge in 15­20 years from now, due to the erosion of river Brahmaputra. Destruction of crops and houses followed by flooding in the region is making it difficult to survive.

2.Himalayan Glaciers 2/8

Sports enthusiasts turn towards the majestic Himalayas for the rescue from the tightly knit urban areas.The Himalayan glaciers are a tantalizing place with its spellbound view of mesmerizing landscape, snow­capped peaks, along with rich spectacular flora and fauna. High­altitude glaciers like the Kanchenjunga, Mount Everest, and Siachen glacier are the crowns of India. Glaciers in the Everest region had shrunk by 13 percent and that the snowline of the mountain used to be about 180 meters higher compared to the current height.

3.Sundarbans 3/8

Blessed is Sundarbans with the fertility of the mighty rivers, and the complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats, and small islands of salt­tolerant mangrove forests. The Sundarbans provide a feast to the eyes with its rich flora and fauna and the natural ecological process. It includes around 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger, and many other endangered and threatened species such as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python. Sundarbans is declared as the UNESCO World Heritages

4.Hemis National Park 4/8

Hemis National Park, which is part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species is home to the strikingly awesome snow leopards. It abodes the rare snow leopard and might give you a rare sight of this threatened species. These fascinating creatures are considered as members of the Panthera group and prefer wandering in high altitude rocky mountain ranges in the chilly weather. Around 200 to 600 of snow leopards present at Hemis. The park is located in the Eastern Ladakh region, north of the Himalayas.

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