Title: Inventorisation of Flora of Khecheopalri Lake and its surrounding Forest
KeyWords: Biosphere Reserve,Rich Biodiversity lakes, khecheopalri hill, wishing lake, Algal flora samples, species,
Published by: Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department Government of Sikkim
Author Name: Dr. David L. Biate Scientist-B, Dr. D. K. Agrawala Scientist-D & Head of Office
Printed Year: 2018
Editor: Forest, Environment & Wildlife Management Department Government of Sikkim
Language: English
Pages: 37
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Acknowledgement
West Environment and Soil Conservation Division under Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management Department, Government of Sikkim is thankful to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India for the financial support under National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems.
We also express our gratitude to the Government of Sikkim for the financial support and guidance.
Since this book is based on survey conducted by the BSI, we are thankful for their technical support and scientific expertise. The authors of this book express their sincere gratitude to Dr. Paramjit Singh, Director, BSI for his constant encouragement, support and guidance; Dr. Kanad Das, Scientist-D, BSI, Headquarters for identification of fungi and for his valuable scientific inputs; Dr. Sudipta Das, Post Doctoral Fellow, Central National Herbarium, Howrah for lending his valuable expertise in the documentation of algal flora. Similarly, the authors are thankful to Shri Subhash Pradhan, Ms Phurba Lhamu Sherpa, Shri Sundar Rai and Shri Ratan Giri for their untiring dedication and field expertise. The able administrative support rendered by Shri Yadav Dewan and Shri Indra Tuti are also duly acknowledged.
The authors extend their sincere gratitude to West Environment and Soil Conservation Division, FEWMD for the support.
The expert guidance and boundless enthusiasm of Shri K.B Gurung, Supervisor, FEWMD, West Sikkim during the field surveys are highly appreciated. Last but not the least, authors are grateful to Shri S.W. Bhutia, President, KPSS in particular and the people of Khecheopalri in general for their support and hospitality during the course of the project.