Page 27 - Mousumi
P. 27

Weaver                                                                  Monomousumi.com



                    LAMBASINGI- PARADISE ON EARTH



                                                  By VVL Renuka




                                                                Lambasingi  is  eminent  for  its
               Enveloped  in  charming valleys                  plantation  covers  of  tea  and  coffee

               and  chilling  temperatures  ,  lush             with  rich  diversity  of  flora  and
               green  deciduous  forest  area  there            fauna.  Across  the  year  climate  is

               lies  a  small  village  in  the  Eastern        pleasant  and  moderate  with  gentle
               Ghats  of  South  India  named                   wind  and  mist  but  arrival  of  the

               as Lambasingi, a true treasure for all           snowfall  starts  in  winter  when  the
               the  nature  lovers  of  the  world.             temperatures  goes  as  low  as  zero

               Located  at  an  altitude  of  1000m             degree Celsius. This place sustains a
               above  sea  level,  in  the  cChintapalli        small  tribal  community  who  live  in

               Mandal of Visakhapatnam district of              nature‟s  bliss  with  no  hustle  and
               an  Indian  state  Andhra  Pradesh  ,  a         bustle  of  city  shades  following
               place  that  holds  a  sprinkling  of            pepper  and  coffee  farming.  Apple

               snow.  South  India  is  a  dreamboat            cultivation is seen in shimla but the
               enriched with its culture and nature             Kashmir  of  Andhra  Pradesh  also

               with spectacular coasts and Ghats.               give  good  environment  for  their
                                                                growth.  A  single  apple  tree  gives

               It  is  generally  known  for  a  tropical       two  crops/year  and  its  maximum
               climate  and  offers  a  good  deal  of          yield  in  the  fifth  year.  Tribals  here

               rains  in  monsoon.  But  snowfall  is           worship  Adi  Shakti  believed  to  be
               one of the aspects that is believed to           their diety since ages.
               be nonexistent here. Proving this to

               be wrong, there‟s this village which             The  hilly  terrain  covered  by  lot  of
               is even titled to be the “Kashmir of             canopy  and  huge  variety  of  trees  ,

               Andhra Pradesh”.                                 bushes  and  shrubs  are  hearth
                                                                quenching  to  a  thirsty  soul.  This
               This  place  was  once  said  to  have           village  also  puts  out  fascinating

               supported  wildlife  including  tigers           room  to  manoeuvre   for  the
               and bird life which was a hotspot for            adventure  seekers.  It  is  one  of  the

               many researches of ornithologists.               best  place  for  camping  ,  hiking,



                                                         Page 25
   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31   32