DKL Subject File No.23

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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.	23
Abstract	Correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, Duleep Matthai, N. D. Jayal, J.C. Daniel, Kisor Chaudhuri, Anne Wright, K.C. Sivaramakrishnan, Debes Mookerjea, Jyoti Basu, T.N. Kushoo and others regarding matters such as: preservation of Neora Valley; Himalayan Club planning to take an expedition to explore the Valley; ecological consequences of constructing Weir and ancilliary works in Neora Valley; uniqueness of the Valley; Kalimpong Water Supply Project; framing of a special committee to study the Neora Water Supply Scheme etc. Includes related press clippings titled �Virgin valley explored�; �Kalimpong: Centre, State differ over water source�; �Why Neora Scheme must not be abandoned�; �Basu asks for clearance of Neora Valley Scheme�, etc. and an article titled �Another valley endangered� by Sebastian Morris in Business India magazine. Also, includes a �report of the specialist committee of the World Wildlife Fund (India) formed in connection with water supply to Kalimpong Town and adjoining areas�, a �note on Neora Valley�, another note titled �Neora Valley: The future of a unique heritage�, maps of Neora Valley and Darjeeling district and handwritten notes
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Keywords	Neora Valley; Kalimpong water supply project; World Wildlife Fund (India); Darjeeling district
Start Date “Period From”	1980
End Date “Period To”	1984
Extent	263 pp.
Item type/Format	Cyclostyled & Typed
Language	English
Remarks
Source/Link	Press clippings: The Indian Express; Statesman; Telegraph 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