Record

Ref NoLKE/IN/31
TitleLKE India 31: Damodar Valley Corporation - 1
DescriptionBox 1of 4 boxes of Damodar Valley Corporation records. Records were gathered by Leonard Elmhirst through his role as a consultant to this pioneering Indian public works project. Subjects include finance; adminstration; rural reconstruction; soil conservation; afforestation; horticulture; travel in India (including Leonard Elmhirst's tour notes); irrigation and water conservation; technical assistance from America; overall planning for agricultural, industrial, economic and social development, structure and future government. Engineering and Construction records document the appointment of a Chief Engineer and Hydro-electric Engineer; rehabilitation and development; land settlement; town and village planning and housing; education and training programme; architecture. Includes newsletters by Albert Mayer 1946-1955 describing in detail the progress of the project. Includes correspondence from: Professor Arthur Ashby; Gordon Clapp; Sudhin Datta; Arthur Goldschmidt; A S G Hoar; M V Laurie; R J Mattson; S N Mozundar; H M Mathews; D L Mazumdar; Arthur E Morgan; Sudhen Mozumdar; K S V Raman; Debidas Ray; P S Rau; N N Sen; Punyamay Sen; Sudhir Sen; and Andrew De Vajda.
Date1944-1963
SubjectForest management
Soil conservation
Flood control
Irrigation
Civil engineering
FormatManuscript
Person_CodeDS/UK/839
DS/UK/861
DS/UK/857
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/839Sen; Sudhir (1906-1989); Dr1906-1989
DS/UK/861Morgan; Arthur Ernest (1878-)1878-
DS/UK/857Mayer; Albert (1897-1983)1897-1983
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