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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Mount Abu’s New Tourist Attraction

Mount Abu’s New Tourist Attraction, floated by Mars Enterprise





Mount Abu’s New Tourist Attraction, floated by Mars Enterprise, At the beginning of this month Mount Abu inaugurated.“The Tethered Helium Balloon”. I really don’t know if it has had its maiden flight. As of the moment, it seems grounded. I believe the formalities towards the aviation department have yet to be met.

If it has anything to do with the differences between the Forest Department and that of the Municipality regarding permission of allowing this operation of going through then it could take a while as these two departments don’t see eye to eye. Like the Salgoan Dam project that was sanctioned aeons ago, but is still lying in limbo.

The place where the balloon is parked right now is the same spot that was made into a musical park years before for the entertainment of the tourists. It was a lovely spot, but somehow it seems to be jinxed and the musical park, with all its lovely lights and sounds, faded away like the mist that visits this lake regularly. I really wonder how long this present project will last, guess as long as it ropes in enough dinero and is workable.

 The tariff for an 8 minute spin to a height of about 350 feet is Rs300/- almost a buck per foot, pretty steep and for a child its goanna be Rs 200/-. Tourists know that you are to buy your ticket in advance and only mount the podium after 20 individuals have bought tickets. Your waiting period would amount to the ratio and volume of visitors on a particular day. Take your time to read the rules and regulations carefully.                          
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Monday, August 13, 2012

Monsoons & the Weatherman MT. ABU

Monsoons and the meteorologist MT. ABU

The monsoons this year have been erratic. The meteorologist has been caught with his pants down, his forecasts have gone haywire. He said it would be a profuse monsoon and would be better than average. It rained on July 10, 2010, and then again on August 8 with 6.2cm of rainfall. It stopped until August 11 with a small downpour. 5cm. 
On the 12th night, the rain picked up some momentum and by this morning, Brother Gale had recorded 3 cm of rainfall. It rained profusely all day and by about three this afternoon the rain gauge measured 3.6cm. A little after 3pm the mist began to descend and the Abode right now is silent and covered with a heavy blanket of mist.
The lake overflowed today. Last year it was the Lower Khodra DAM that overflowed on the 13th of August 2011 and continued till the 28th of September 2011.
The level of the dam on the 10th of July this year was 36 feet, and right now, after today's rain, the level is 40 feet.  GOSH! 20 feet still to GO! If only the Gods work some चमत्कार (miracle) will this target be achieved? And by Jove, I definitely don’t want to be caught in the crossfire of having a flooded house this year. Every time there is a rise in the level of water after heavy and prolonged showers, Friends and Well-wishers phone in to ask if everything is OK!
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