C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (i) Management of Elephants, 1977-2003
DKL Subject File No.199
I. Subject Files, 1881-2016
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
1992
Material related to the first meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 21 December 1992. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.C. Dey, R.N. Hazarika, R. Sukumar, S. Deb Roy, Vinod Rishi, A.J. T. Johnsingh, R.M. N. Sahai and others regarding constitution of the Steering Committee, nomination of D.K. Lahiri Choudhury as the coordinator for census operation of Elephant population in the North-Eastern States, launching of Project Elephant, idea of �corridors�, man-elephant confrontation, training of Mahavats, Ivory trade ban, timber extraction in Meghalaya, enlargement of Balapakram National Park etc. Includes, �Guidelines for short term measures for tackling problem elephant populations�, and notes titled �Capture of elephants in India� and �Disappearance of elephant population from Cachar forests�
Steering Committee; New Delhi; Project Elephant; Mahavats; Meghalaya; Timber; Balapakram National Park; Cachar forests
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
Mar-94
Material related to the second meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 2 March 1994. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.K. Das, S.C. Dey, R.N. Hazarika, A. Meso Ao, Ashok Kumar and others regarding creation and management of elephant reserves and problem populations, elephant, tiger and leopard census in Nagaland, elephant census in Assam and Bihar, post-mortem of dead tigers, etc. There is correspondence and a press clipping related to Sankosh multi-purpose project and Chuka Hydro-Electric Project on Wangchu river in Bhutan and their effects on Manas and Buxa Tiger Reserves. Includes a journal article titled �Conserving Rajaji and Corbett National Parks - the Elephant as a Flagship Species�, by A.J.T. Johnsingh and Justus Joshua
Steering Committee; Elephant reserves; Nagaland; Assam; Bihar; Sankosh multi-purpose project; Chuka Hydro-Electric Project; Wangchu river; Bhutan; Manas Tiger Reserve; Buxa Tiger Reserve; Rajaji National Park; Corbett National Park
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
Aug-94
Material related to the third meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 19 August 1994. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, Vinod Rishi, S.C. Dey and Chief Wildlife Warden of various States regarding review of the second steering committee recommendations, identification of elephant corridors, rules for capture of elephants, development of veterinary courses, pay scales of mahauts, scientific management plans for North-Eastern region, economics of management of elephants in captivity, Chandra elephant training camp at Surgula, etc. Includes documents related to Regional Workshop on Project Elephant Action Plan held in January 1995 at Kaziranga. Also, includes a status paper titled �Project Elephant scheme - Kerala� and a note titled �Main thrusts of Project Elephant Action Plan: Management Guidelines�
Steering Committee; Chief Wildlife Warden; Chandra elephant training camp; Surgula; Project Elephant Action Plan; Kaziranga; Kerala
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
Jun-95
Material related to the fourth meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 28 July 1995. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.C. Dey, Vinod Rishi and the Chief Conservator of Forests of Assam and Meghalaya regarding confirmation of the minutes of the third meeting, review of progress of Project Elephant in Range States, proposals relating to elephant reserves and corridors, management of problem elephants and their post capture care, elephant census of 1995, setting up of free veterinary clinic for elephants at Sonepur mela, development of veterinary courses, survey of elephant habitats in India etc. Includes minutes of the third and fourth meetings
Steering Committee; New Delhi; Assam; Meghalaya; Project Elephant; Sonepur mela
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
Dec-96
Material related to the fifth meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 11 December 1996. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.C. Dey, Vinod Rishi, Suresh Chugh and B.G. Deshmukh regarding the demographic status of African and Indian elephants, basic guidelines for management of elephants, elephant range in India, printing of Project Elephant Action Plan and use of elephants in cultural programmes in North-East India. Includes documents titled �executive summary of National Elephant Conservation Action Plan (NECAP)�, �main thrust of Project Elephant Action Plan�, etc. Also, minutes of the fourth and fifth meetings
Steering Committee; New Delhi; African elephants; Indian elephants; Project Elephant Action Plan; North-East India; National Elephant Conservation Action Plan (NECAP)
