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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. | 199 |
| Abstract | Material related to the first meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 21 December 1992. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.C. Dey, R.N. Hazarika, R. Sukumar, S. Deb Roy, Vinod Rishi, A.J. T. Johnsingh, R.M. N. Sahai and others regarding constitution of the Steering Committee, nomination of D.K. Lahiri Choudhury as the coordinator for census operation of Elephant population in the North-Eastern States, launching of Project Elephant, idea of �corridors�, man-elephant confrontation, training of Mahavats, Ivory trade ban, timber extraction in Meghalaya, enlargement of Balapakram National Park etc. Includes, �Guidelines for short term measures for tackling problem elephant populations�, and notes titled �Capture of elephants in India� and �Disappearance of elephant population from Cachar forests� |
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| Keywords | Steering Committee; New Delhi; Project Elephant; Mahavats; Meghalaya; Timber; Balapakram National Park; Cachar forests |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1992 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1993 |
| Extent | 122 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Cyclostyled, Typed & Printed |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | |
| 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 |
