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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. | 200 |
| Abstract | Material related to the second meeting of Steering Committee, New Delhi, 2 March 1994. The file contains correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.K. Das, S.C. Dey, R.N. Hazarika, A. Meso Ao, Ashok Kumar and others regarding creation and management of elephant reserves and problem populations, elephant, tiger and leopard census in Nagaland, elephant census in Assam and Bihar, post-mortem of dead tigers, etc. There is correspondence and a press clipping related to Sankosh multi-purpose project and Chuka Hydro-Electric Project on Wangchu river in Bhutan and their effects on Manas and Buxa Tiger Reserves. Includes a journal article titled �Conserving Rajaji and Corbett National Parks - the Elephant as a Flagship Species�, by A.J.T. Johnsingh and Justus Joshua |
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| Keywords | Steering Committee; Elephant reserves; Nagaland; Assam; Bihar; Sankosh multi-purpose project; Chuka Hydro-Electric Project; Wangchu river; Bhutan; Manas Tiger Reserve; Buxa Tiger Reserve; Rajaji National Park; Corbett National Park |
| Start Date “Period From” | Mar-94 |
| End Date “Period To” | Jul-94 |
| Extent | 39 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Cyclostyled, Typed, Handwritten & Printed/ Inland |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | |
| Source/Link | Journal article from ORYX, Vol. 28, No. 2, April 1994; Press clipping titled �India provides aid for Bhutan�s hydel power sector� from Economic Times |
| 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 |
