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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. | 21 |
| Abstract | Material related to widening of railway track in North Bengal, death of elephants and other wild animals caused by train accidents in North Bengal, and PIL filed by WWF-India against the proposal to broaden the existing meter gauge line. The file contains related correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, Samar Singh, Mamata Banerjee, S.R. Banerjee, S.S. Bist, Ratan Mukherjee, Probal Mukherjee, Meeta Vyas, Meera Kaul Singh, Nitish Kumar, Ashok Kumar and others. Includes an �Affidavit in the matter of conversion of meter gauge to broad gauge from Siliguri Junction of West Bengal to New Bangaigaon of Assam�, notes titled �Railway gauge conversion in North Bengal: Strategy for PIL� and �Comments on the Secretary General�s queries regarding conversion of meter gauge railway track to broad gauge�. Also, includes related press clippings titled �Trains killed 30 tuskers in 10 years�, �Forest department against East-West Corridor�, �Track upgradation may harm wildlife�, etc. |
| Author | |
| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Railway track; North Bengal; Train accidents; WWF-India; Railway gauge conversion |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1999 |
| End Date “Period To” | 2003 |
| Extent | 154 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten & Printed |
| Language | English & Bengali |
| Remarks | |
| Source/Link | Press clippings: The Statesman; Times of India; Anand Bazar Patrika etc. |
| 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 |
