Bugyal

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Bugyals are high altitude alpine grass lands or meadows in Uttaranchal, India. They are locally referred as 'nature’s own gardens'. They are flat and slopy carpeted with green grass and seasonal flowers. These provide an excellent grazing ground and pastures for tribal herdsman.At an elevation ranging between 3300 meters and 4000 meters, alpine meadows remain snow covered in winter. In the summer, the meadows burst into a multitude of beautiful flowers and grass. Tere are bugyals have been listed in Uttaranchal. Basins of Nanda Devi, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Bandarpunch have extensive meadows. Bugyals have very fragile ecosystem, so, need to be properly managed.

[edit] Main Bugyals Of Uttaranchal

1-Auli- Near Joshimath, India's premiere skii range located here. (3049mts). 2-Gorso-Near Joshimath, beautiful alpine meadows (3056mts)spread amidst a mixed forest of oaks and conifers. 3-Kwanri Bugyal-It lies at 3350 mts above sea-level. 4-Bedni-Near Nand prayag,included in the Valley of Flowers Biosphere Reserve (3354mts). 5-Panwali & Kush-Kalyani-In the way of Gangotri to Kedarnath (2745-3970mts). 6-Dayara-Near Uttarkashi 7-Munsiyari Bugyal-In Pithoragarh district. 8-Jiolingkong 9-Chaudas Bugyal 10-Baun 11-Panwali Bugyals (4060 mts) 12-Tali Bugyals 13-Chhiplakot Bugyal 14-Byans Bugyal 15-Darma bugyal

See also : http://bugyal.com