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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. | 111 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to elephant census, status surveys of elephants in Meghalaya, forest resources, IUCN Asian Elephant Group activities and meetings, field work in the hills of Meghalaya and Balphakram Wildlife Sanctuary and related correspondence. The file contains report sheets on elephant conservation/ enumeration and elephant census operation, statistical handbook of Meghalaya, a management plan on Nongkhyllen Wildlife Sanctuary prepared by G. Das Choudhuri, etc. Includes a pamphlet titled �Elephant training in Meghalaya� and papers on tree bank system in Meghalaya and shifting cultivation in Garo Hills. Also, includes handwritten notes and maps on Balphakram National Park, Assam and North-Eastern States, Meghalaya forests, elephant zones, Nongkhyllan Wildlife Sanctuary, etc. |
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| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Elephant census; Meghalaya; IUCN; Balphakram Wildlife Sanctuary; Nongkhyllen Wildlife Sanctuary; Garo Hills; Assam |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1976 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1983 |
| Extent | 539 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten, Cyclostyled, Typed & Printed |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Brittle |
| Source/Link | |
| 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 |
