KAAS LAI KHAS
KAAS PLATEAU OF FLOWERS
Botany is the subject which gives pleasure in the field study. It was September 2013 that we visited Kass and saw the rich blooming flora of wild plants, amazing beauty. Kaas plateau of flowers is located in Satara district of Maharashtra, India. The forest are the host to rich biodiversity. This area also include Panchgani's table land and Kass plateau, The average height above the sea level is 1200 to 1300 meters. Every year nature celebrates the festival of colors. Enjoy the tour truly nature friendly in September and October with scientific view with opened eyed----- It is 25 km away from Satara district H.Q and 20 km away from northern part of Koyana Sanctuary. Locally called 'Kass Pathar' OR Plateau of Flowers' The major portion of plateau is reserve forest.
The geographical details of the plateau are as follows, Is covered with 1142 hectares of forest land and total 1792 hectare in all. It is included in Biogeographical province 5B Western Ghats. Average rainfall is 2000 to 2500 mm .The porous laterite or Jambha rocky area with a thin layer of soil. There is Kassa lake. There is village kass too, with about 50-75 houses. The Ghat is lined by evergreen forest and jungle path to left towards the Ghatani temple and Sacred grove. This peculiar habitat is thus home to peculiar flora. We must conserve this natural heritage. There are more than 850 plant species noted .Out of 625 red data species,33 species reported from Kass plateau. There is is variety of fungi, lichens, mosses ferns, orchids, butterflies(Blue Morman) birds ,amphibians ,reptiles ,mammals. This plateau is declaire in 2012 World natural heritage by UNESCO. In this year in New Delhi the floerest plant and animals species photos are selected for Chitrarath on Republic Day 2022. It is great honor of Kass plateau.
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