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| Name of the Collection | Dhriti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | I. Subject Files, 1881-2016 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 197 |
| Abstract | Letters and telegrams exchanged among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.C. Sharma, Hemant Datye, G.S. Mandal, Kalyan Chakrabarti, A.J.T. Johnsingh, A.G. Oka and others regrading finalisation of elephant project, tour of elephant problem areas in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, meeting on elephant depredation in North-Eastern States held on 16 December 1989, elephant conservation, proposal for Indo-Bhutan corridor and meetings of task-force for finalisation of Project Elephant, held in 1990 and 1991. Includes minutes of meetings of the task-force for Project Elephant, tour and inspection notes of elephant problem areas of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, �Report of Task Force on Project Elephant� prepared by Wildlife Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and a publication titled Project Elephant (Gajatme). Also, includes a paper titled �Elephant conservation in India: problems and prospects� by A.J.T. Johnsingh & H.S. Panwar and a press clipping titled �Clearance sought for project elephant� |
| Author | |
| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Elephant project; Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; Indo-Bhutan corridor; Ministry of Environment and Forests |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1989 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1996 |
| Extent | 298 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten, Cyclostyled, Typed & Printed |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Publisher: Ministry of Environment & Forests, GOI |
| Source/Link | The Statesman |
| 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 |
