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Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong
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Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong
Centre at a Glance
Centre at a Glance
Established 1st April 1956
Jurisdiction Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura
Area - 1,71,484 sq. km.
Protected Area Network
Biosphere Reserves 3 Assam : 2 (Dibru-Saikhowa, Manas)Meghalaya : 1 (Nokrek)
National Parks 12 Assam : 5 ; Manipur : 1; Meghalaya : 2; Mizoram : 2; Nagaland : 1; Tripura : 1
Wildlife Sanctuaries 36 Assam : 18 ; Manipur : 1; Meghalaya : 3; Mizoram : 7; Nagaland : 3; Tripura : 4.
Tiger Reservers Assam : 3, Mizoram : 1
Wetlands 4174
Explorations: c. 250
Expeditions: 5
Herbarium acronym ASSAM
Herbarium holdings c. 2,60 000 herbarium sheets
Type collections: 508
Library holdings 6433 books and journals.
New Genera described 4
New Species discovered 91
Live collections 837 species
Contact:
Phone: (0364) 2223971, 222 3618;
Fax: (0364) 2224119
E-mail: bsi_ec @neline.com.
Last Updated : 11/12/2019