We all met at Dadar station at 0545 hrs sharp and caught the 0559 hrs slow train to Karjat. Some who were supposed to join us from Ghatkopar and Thane joined in and now the compartment started to get noisy. We could hear talks about treks people have done earlier, their experiences and some genuine queries by first time trekkers. The group was a wonderful mix of first time trekkers and seasoned one. We reached Karjat at 0806 hrs we went straight to a restaurant for our routine pit stop. After all this we proceeded to the base village of Vadap. From here it takes you around two and a half to three hours to reach the village of Dhak.
The start is real hectic one. Just as you get out of Vadap, you are greeted with a nice steep rocky patch. But this is the only patch that will make you feel tired. After reaching on the top of the patch the view you get just gives you an impression of what lies in store for you ahead. After taking routine stops for water, we kept movin on. After around an hour we came across a flat table land where we could see a nice small hut built. Everybody thought of taking rest there, but that would have delayed our climb so we gave up the idea and proceeded ahead. We were accompanied by 2 small kids from Dhak village who came to Vadap to get household stuffs. They offered us a place to rest at the village and we all were very happy about it. The kids took us through the entire trek.
After trekking for another half an hour we reached a spot where we could see huge trees covering the path ahead. Wowwwww the view was just breathtaking and suddenly we could hear the shutterbugs clicking. Many also clinged to the branches and relived the childhood swings. When we get out of this area we are greeted with the plateau of Dhak. You come across a temple on the left hand side. Wherever your sight will reach what you see is just the paddy fields. As rains had just begun, the shades of green were a lot soothing. They just made us forget the fatigue we experienced for nearly 3 hours. The village is a nice little hamlet with a well at the begining. You also see a school, many houses around.
Everything is so beautiful about this place, but life is not so leisure here. There are no chances of constructing motorable road to the village which makes it very difficult to reach this place. Also if there is any emergency (incase of medical help) people have to go down the whole route which is time consuming. Also the school which is there has not seen any teachers for the past many months. And as the elections had just got over, there was solar panels to be seen which might be a medium to woo voters. Can we imagine to come across such a place in independent progressing India? This gave all of us a thought of doing something for this village.
After washing ourselves, we all opened our tiffins and started to gulp down stuffs we had got along with us. We were also served with the typical Bhakri, chutney and raw onions. Sluurrrppppp was what everyone did that time. After resting for sometime it was time for us to get back and we started our trail back. As usual nobody was in the mood to get back but we had no options but to get back. Though this was a wonderful trek, it also made us aware about the problems faced by the villagers which we urbanites might not be even aware of. We all are planning to start off with some mission, but its a humble request to all blog readers if you have any idea that can help us or you would like to help us out in our mission do feel free to get in touch with us. Lets all get together and make a difference in their lives.
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