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| Name of the Collection | Dhriti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | I. Subject Files, 1881-2016 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 3 |
| Abstract | Material related to elephant depredation in tea gardens of North Bengal and plantation pattern in West Bengal and North Bengal. The file contains handwritten notes and field reports pertaining to elephant depredation and related correspondence between D.K. Lahiri Choudhury and S. Palit, Divisional Forest Officer, Jalpaiguri Division. Includes �a note on depredations caused by wild elephants in the Dooars area of Jalpaiguri District� and a �note on choice of species and patterns of planting in areas outside the working plans prescription under the Scheme for Reforestation of derelict forests and Economic plantation�. Also, includes maps titled �Tista artillery range�, �forest of Northern Circle: West Bengal� and �map of the tea growing districts: Dooars� |
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| Keywords | Plantation pattern; Elephant depredation; Jalpaiguri; Reforestation; Tista artillery range |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1975 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1975 |
| Extent | 47 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten & Cyclostyled/ Hand-drawn |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Sheila Lahiri Choudhury, Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury, Debjani Das |
| Donation Date | 2021 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
