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Dayanidhi Choudhury
Dayanidhi Choudhury
D.N.Choudhury in 1973
Born
1 January 1916
Bihar and Orissa Province, India


Occupation
Wildlife conservationist



Dayanidhi Choudhury, also known as D.N. Choudhury(Template:Langx)(1 January 1916 – 22 September 2000) was the first Odia IFS (Indian Forest Service) and he is the former Chief Conservator of Forest, Govt. of Odisha.[1] During his period lot of developments happened with respect to forest and wildlife conservation, that includes Nandankanan Zoological Park at Bhubaneswar, Similipal Elephant/Tiger reserve in 1956, which is now a prominent National Park in India.[2]

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Dayanidhi Choudhury (middle row right most) in Indian Forest College, IFS Batch 1938-40.

See also

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References

  1. The Indian Forester. Indian Forester({Template:Date).
  2. 100 years of Indian Forestry. Souvenir. Vol I{{#if:Rao|, Rao}. Forest Research Institute. Dehradun.(1961)

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