Welcome to the 26th edition of the Blue Rafflesia.
Click here to hear the 25th Edition of The Blue Rafflesia Story.
In the 25th edition, you have seen that all the members of that secret team that was entrusted by the government to explore about Blue Rafflesia in the North Sentenelese Island were accumulating in the South Andaman City.
One by one they are reaching there.After all the known members of the group come to the designated place,except Jayanto and Bhubash,because of that injury Jayanto has sustained,they are a bit late.
But one more member suddenly turns up.This member is a lady. And as for the information available with Mr.Prashen,the coordinator of this mission,he has information about only male members.
He was not told about any female members.
But this lady has given him the correct password.
So he was forced to accept her as a guest. And he shows her the path where other guests are staying. She was also given a room. Although not booked earlier, but on an emergency basis, that room was arranged.
Now, let us begin with part 26 of the Blue Rafflesia story.
Suddenly, the weather of South Andaman Islands turns turbulent.
Winds are flowing heavily.Sea is rough.
The rain is falling incessantly
The sudden change of weather astonished all the members of the team.They are planning to start their journey today.But due to this stormy weather,they were thinking that whether to start the journey today or shift it tomorrow.
They also know that everything is pre-planned. So if they shift by a day, then something unplanned may occur. However in every mission, there is a chance of unplanned incidents, and uncertainties, disasters that can derail the mission.But this group is an experienced group and they are well-informed group and they are ready for any kind of disaster.
But of course, they are ready for any kind of known disaster.
They do not know about any unknown disasters. So that is why this sudden change in weather surprised them. Jayanto and Bhubash after encountering this stormy weather, was successful to reach the guest house. After the full team is available in the location of Mr.Prasen,they all head for that forest rest house(FRH) where the special vehicle which was designed and developed specially for this mission was waiting for them.
What is this special vehicle?
The professor has briefed the team members that there will be a special vehicle available for all the members.This vehicle will carry them into the North Sentinelese Island.
Because this North Sentinelese Island is completely unknown to all the members of the team,not only all the members of the team,also to anyone who live in the normal world,among the normal people,they do not know what is inside that jungle.
They only know there is a jungle, it is extremely deep, and there live a tribe known as North Sentinelese tribe.They are extremely dangerous. The tribe people do not allow any man outside their tribe to come inside the jungle.Whenever or wherever someone has attempted to do so,he or she was killed brutally by the arrow which is poisonous by application of some unknown poison or by spade and other stone age weapons.
And while killing the person, they do not make any choice.
Be it old, be it young, be it middle-aged, they kill all.
The person can be from Police. The person can be a prisoner who is escaping from the dreaded Andaman jails or it can be a common man; a fisherman or a villager.
If you cross their border, they will kill you.
That dangerous is this North Sentinelese tribe.
But still, someone has trespassed and was able to take a picture of that imaginary flower, which is not actually a flower. but is a plant.
It is the Blue Raphlasia.
And he was able to take the picture of the plant and send it to his acquaintances.
And from there, it was spread like a virus to all those who are interested in this plant of the folktales.
Blue Rafalatia is an imaginary concept,as we know, but after getting this picture,all those persons who thought that Blue Rafalatia was a fictitious item,they are now rethinking.
And one among them was Professor Bhattacharya who was against the belief that the Blue Rafflesia is real not an imagination of the enthusiast.
So that is why they have come here in the South Andaman Islands. To explore and expedite the mystery surrounding the occurrence of Blue Rafflesia Plant in reality.
This secret group was formed and entrusted with the responsibility of finding Blue Rafflesia when Prof.Bhattacharya, the sceptic of the Blue Rafflesia Concept, hypothesized that Blue Rafflesia is nothing but a genetically modified Red Rafflesia which can be observed in reality and the reason for the modification is nothing radiation of nuclear energy of a specific intensity. That intensity which makes a Red Rafflesia to a Blue one can be possible if the plant is near to a huge source of Uranium like radioactive material. That means the presence of Blue Rafflesia indicates the availability of Uranium nearby. The amount of Uranium needs to be huge if radiation that can make a Red Rafflesia to grow Blue is produced.
Uranium is essential to produce nuclear energy.
So you can understand how important this discovery could be if Blue Rafflesia become a reality and the link between Blue Rafflesia and uranium is established to be true.
But none of the members,neither the Professor or the members is totally certain that there is a link between Blue Rafflesia and Uranium.
It may turn out to be a false hypothesis, but if it is true, if it is real, then it will be a miracle for Indian subcontinent.
Anyway,so ultimately,even if the weather is very bad for a journey to begin,due to the strict schedule,and the resource which is at stake,the members were forced to begin their journey at least to the forest rest house at the Targos Island today.Accordingly all of them including the lady embarks on the boat fixed for them to travel to the Targos Island.
But as I had already told you, the sea was extremely turbulent and this boat was a speedboat and due to the huge waves at the sea, it was jumping like a torn leaf floating on a turbulent river. It also seems that the boat is full of joy just like a monkey when it find a garden full of banana. But although,even if the boat is happy,none of the passengers of the boat is happy due to this dangerous journey,they are forced to make.
They were extremely frightened due to those huge waves and the jumps made by the speedboat during its motion through the sea,crisscrossing the waves.
Ultimately they reached Targos Island.
Targos Island is a small island. Smaller than the North Sentinelese Island and of course very smaller than the South Andaman Island.
Targos Island is also covered by forest. And it is famous for wild animals also.
At the central point of the forest, there is a FRH. FRH is nothing but a forest rest house. These are made for the forest officials to stay when they are on duty during the night time.They can also rest there after their duty hour is over.So these houses are made actually for the forest officers.
Although in various forests of the mainland,like Jim Corbett,or Panna Reserve forest,nowadays the FRH is being rented out for tourism,such that they can stay there and enjoy the tranquility and thrills of the forest and forest department can earn revenue.
But till today,the forest authority of Andaman Islands has not allowed to rent or lease the FRH at Targos Island for tourists.
That is why these forests in the Targos Island is untouched, undisturbed, and mostly unseen by a common man. That is why the the initial point of the mission was decided to be from this island which is also the nearest island from the North Sentenelese Island. Once the visitors reached the island they were led to the special vehicle
Let us now discuss about this vehicle which will be the home to all the members of this secret mission for the next two month.
If you observe that vehicle, it is an all-terrain vehicle or ATV.
It is a SUV, but made for all types of terrains.
It can move on sand, or clay, or muddy or mushy land.
So it doesn't matter.
It’s tyres are made or designed in such a way.
This vehicle has separate room for all the guests, one upon the other.
So one room is situated upon the other.
This vehicle, in the front side of the vehicle, all types of labs are there.
There are chemical labs, electronics labs,computer labs and many other type of labs. Not very big but miniatures of the sophisticate labs you see in different high level educational institutes. In one word they can be referred as “Lab-pods”.
In these labs, the passengers can test various things of their expertize.
This vehicle has also eight robotic hands.With these robotic hands, without coming out of the vehicle,the members of the special team can pick up any object outside the vehicle from the forest.
This will ensure or protect them from being hit by the arrows that can be thrown by that North Sentinel's tribe,or they can be attacked by wild animals that are not known to the outside people.
Many unknown viruses can be there.
Many poisonous plants can be there.
So to avoid everything, the passengers are restricted inside the vehicles.
With the robotic hands, they can pick anything of their interest and test it after taking that item inside the vehicle.
And by keeping the item outside also they can test with that robotic hand.
It has been fixed with various laser cameras, optical cameras, infrared cameras,all type of advanced equipment to collect the information from the item is there.
So, this is one very good feature of this vehicle.
This vehicle is completely bulletproof.
Only if nuclear bombs are thrown at this vehicle, this vehicle will be destroyed.
Or, even atomic bombs or even large hydrogen bombs, if you throw them, this vehicle will be in danger. But not by common grenades, not by bullets and keep aside stones and rocks.
It will do nothing to this vehicle.
Another thing is that all the screens of the vehicle is covered by a glass which is also bullet proof and only the person sitting inside the glass can see outside.Outside people cannot see what is going on inside the glass.
So this is another speciality.
Yes, the vehicle has its bathrooms.
It has its own very small cafe where coffee, tea, dry foods are there which can adequately serve the food requirement of all the passengers for at least two months because none of them know whether they can follow the schedule or the schedule will be extended. Yes, there is also a chance that the schedule may be reduced because of the accomplishment of the mission earlier than thought, but this vehicle need to be ready for any kind of uncertainty.
And also it can provide medicines.Two-month medicines are there, stored in the vehicle.
This vehicle can run or can move with gas, petrol and also hydrogen.And if none of them are there, it can easily run by solar energy.
Solar panels are fixed above the vehicle in the roof.
So that is a very brief description of the vehicle.All the members are very astonished with this vehicle and also happy that the government has done such a wonderful job.
So one by one they come inside the vehicle and take their rooms.
They arrange their equipments that they have brought from the mainland.
And now, why this woman has come,is resolved. As you know,none of the members are drivers, correct?
Yes, they can drive common vehicles, motorcycles, or other four-wheelers. But they cannot drive this special vehicle because of some special requirements.
So this woman was the person who would drive the vehicle inside the forest.
And as the role of the driver of this vehicle is huge, and if he or she is compromised before the start of the journey,then everything will be wasted.
So that is why none of the members,not even the leader of this group knows whether there will be a driver and if there will be a driver,
will it be a male,
will it be a female?
No information was provided to anybody.
So this lady is the driver of this vehicle
And the name of this lady is Ms.Sonu Vatia.
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She is trained to drive four-wheelers,two-wheelers,helicopters,aeroplanes,gliders,and many different types of nano-vehicles.and also underwater vehicles.
She can also fly drones both underwater and above water.
So actually she is a driver.
Her passion is driving and she is not very famous but she is accustomed with driving all kinds of vehicles.
So she was specially trained for this mission but she was not informed that what the mission is or are.
That is why she was also unknown that where she was going.
She received a mail from the authority and she began her journey from Punjab through an airplane to Delhi, from Delhi to Andaman, and then to South Andaman Islands.
And after then,she was given the coordinate of the location of Mr.Prashen and also the password.
And then she ultimately reached and gave the password to Prashen.
And now only she knows why she is here and why she is with the team.
Sonu Bhatia is good looking.
She is tall, at least 5 feet 8 inches.She is bright in color, and slim in size.
And she has a very attractive figure.
But she is also very conservative.
She doesn't talk much.
And she knows about her job only and she concentrates on her job only.
So she is a very hard nut to crack.
You cannot just go to her and talk with her.
So all the members were making or keeping a distance from her except when given the required orders.
All the members embarked on the vehicle.
Lastly,the driver also takes her seat and on the order of Professor Bhattacharya,she starts her vehicle and moves towards the jungle of Targus Island because today the member or the group will run the vehicle through the jungle of the Targos Island because the guests also required to get accustomed to this vehicle and so is the driver because this driver.
Although she is a very expert and experienced driver,but she has also not driven such vehicles in her entire driving career.
So that is why the authority has provided her and the members to test the vehicle,to get accustomed with the vehicle, and to become comfortable with the vehicle, because this vehicle will be their home, for the next one to two months.
The time can be extended or reduced,that is unknown,but at least for one to two months,they have to stay in that vehicle.
So, let them be accustomed to the vehicle and our main journey will start when I start to read you the part or the episode number 27 of the Blue Rafflesia when the passengers along with the driver will go to the island,North Sentinelese Island,where the objective of their mission is located.
What is there in their future, we do not know.
Because as you know, North Sudanese Island is an extremely dangerous place.
Anything can happen.
Without giving any chance to react, you can be attacked by any
Of the unknown animals.
Poisonous or toxic.
Plants.
And lastly.
The dangerous North Sentinelese tribe.
Right.
Although they are well protected.
But,you do not know.
What luck is in store with you.
So let us wait for 27th episode.
When. the main journey towards the exploration for discovering the Blue Rafflesia or for discovering the location of Blue Rafflesia will begin.
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