Lisa tapping. Lisa is the resin that comes out from pine trees. A portion of the tree is slashed in a set pattern so that the resin that drips out from these cuts will be collected in the metal cone that is fixed to the tree. Chitai village, Almora.
Lisa tapping. Lisa is the resin that comes out from pine trees. A portion of the tree is slashed in a set pattern so that the resin that drips out from these cuts will be collected in the metal cone that is fixed to the tree. Chitai village, Almora.
An old women walking past a fallen pine tree. Fallen pine trees are found everywhere in the mountains after the forest fires as the fires eats through the trees. Almora.
The mountains having Chir Pine forests are brown with the pine needles. They are called Pirul in the local language. These pine needles are like gunpowder. They are the fuel that sets the forests on fire. Kumaon hills.
Dried chir pine trees. A lot of these dried pine trees can be seen in the Uttarakhand hills. The trees have dried up because of the heat, both of the atmosphere and the fire.
Green oak trees that have turned black and white due to the intensity of the fires. Drying oak trees were also seen in the high altitudes of Himachal this year due to intense and unusual heat conditions.
Green oak trees that have turned black and white due to the intensity of the fires. Drying oak trees were also seen in the high altitudes of Himachal this year due to intense and unusual heat conditions.