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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/ (ii) North-East India, 1975-2013 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 100 |
| Abstract | Telegrams, letters and postcards exchanged among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury and E.S. Thangam, J.K. Mehta, J.C. Daniel, S.K. Acharyya, R.N. Kaul, D.P. Borah, A.J.T. Johnsingh and others regarding status survey of Asian elephants in Arunachal Pradesh, elephant census in the State, methodological study on elephant census, capture of elephants, forming of Nature Clubs in schools, and threat posed by the proposed Tippi-Chaku Artillery Firing Range in Khellong Forest Division of Arunachal Pradesh. Includes newspaper clippings titled �40, ooo elephants die every year� and �4 labourers trampled� and correspondence related to them. Also, includes a note and an article on elephant-proof barriers and related correspondence |
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| Keywords | Survey; Asian elephants; Arunachal Pradesh; Tippi-Chaku Artillery Firing Range; Khellong Forest Division |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1978 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1985 |
| Extent | 268 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten, Cyclostyled & Typed/ Inland |
| Language | English & Hindi |
| Remarks | |
| Source/Link | The Sentinel; Hornbill 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 |
