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December 2014
ENDEV Society for Environment & Development
329, Jodhpur Park, Kolkata 700 068 e-Mail: [email protected] [email protected] URL www.cendev.org
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IN THIS ISSUE………………..
Status of Sarus Crane in Madhya Pradesh: Fourth and Fifth
Surveys
National Environmental Awareness Campaign: Project
Felicitation of Partner Organizations: Project on Adaptation to
Climate Change for Food Security in the Indian Sundarbans
Delta”
News Desk
Member’s News
ENDEV as Path Setter
Publications by members
Interns at ENDEV
Visitors to ENDEV
ENDEV in the media
Minutes of 17th AGM of ENDEV
ENDEV Publications
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STATUS OF SARUS CRANE IN MADHYA PRADESH:
FOURTH & FIFTH SURVEYS
A two Member Team from ENDEV comprising Dr. Sucitra Ghosh and Mr. NN
Chaterjee, undertook the fourth survey to determine the status of Sarus Crane in
Madhya Pradesh from 7th August, 2014 to 9th September, 2014. During the month long
survey special focus was given to the 23 targeted districts besides other districts in the
state of Madhya Pradesh. Wetlands and agricultural fields being preferred habitat, such
areas were more intensively surveyed. A total of 80 birds were seen by the team and 54
birds were reported by the local community.
The fifth survey was undertaken from November 28, 2014 to December 24, 2014.
During the survey, a total of 57 adults and 08 juveniles were spotted by the team;
reports from the local community showed presence of 08 Sarus Cranes in the area.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS CAMPAIGN (NEAC):
PROJECT
ENDEV has been awarded a NEAC Project on the theme “Combating Desertification, Land
Degradation and Drought” for the year 2014-2015. The project entitled “Reclamation and
Reuse of Degraded Coastal Land” would involve a Stakeholder Workshop which would be
carried out in Tazpur, Ramnagar Block of Purba (East) Medinipur, besides publishing
resource material.
FELICITATION OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: PROJECT ON
“ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE FOR FOOD SECURITY
IN THE INDIAN SUNDARBANS DELTA”
On 19th September, 2014, ENDEV felicitated its partner organizations for their
participation and contribution in the success of the project on “Adaptation to Climate
Change for Food Security in the Indian Sundarbans”, for which it was also awarded the
‘Judge’s Award’ by the Nature Conservancy in 2013 and also the 5th Earth Care Award of
the JSW-ToI-CEE in 2014. The Partners included Tagore Society for Rural Development
(TSRD) in Gosaba block, Joygopalpur Youth Development Centre (JYDC) in Sandeshkhali I
& II blocks, Lutheran World Service India Trust (LWSIT) in Mathurapur I & II blocks
WWF-I in Namkhana block and Paschim Sridharkathi Jankalyan Samiti (PSJKS) in
Hingalgunj block. The event took place in Dhamkhali, South 24 Parganas, Indian
Sundarbans. The programme was attended by Dr. A.K.Ghosh, President ENDEV, Dr.
Swapan K. Sarkar, Vice President ENDEV and Members- Ms. Sunita Dey, Ms. Clare Lizamit
Samling, Ms. Jennifer Alam, Ms. Sukanya Bannerjee, Ms. Farah Naz from ENDEV and also
representatives from the partner organizations. (See photographs below)
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Dr. Garai of LWSIT Representative from TSRD
Mr. Arjun Manna of WWF-I Representative from JYDC
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NEWS DESK
Dr. A K Ghosh, President-ENDEV, delivered a lecture on IPR and Access & Benefit
Sharing in Bio resource at Guwahati University on October 17, 2014, organized by
BCIL
Dr. A K Ghosh, and Ms. Sunita Dey & Ms. C L Samling from CED (sister affiliation)
attended the Deltas, vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration & Adaptation
(DECCMA) India Partner’s Meet at Barkul, Odisha during October 29-31st, 2014
Dr. Ghosh also acted as a Resource Person in the Training Program on Human
Rights at St. Xavier’s College on November 1, 2014
President was invited as Chief Resource Person to speak on the theme of Climate
Change Adaptation & Mitigation organized by Asian Zone Emergency and
Environment Cooperation Network (AZEECON) hosted by Lutheran World Service
India Trust (LWSIT) from November 18-21st, 2014 at Puri, Odisha.
Dr Ghosh was invited for the National Consultation on E-Flow by IUCN at Jadavpur
University on November 22, 2014
He was invited to chair a session on Sustainable Solution for access to safe water at
TERI/IISWBM on December 18, 2014 and also delivered lecture on “Transboundary
share of water”
He was invited as the Guest Speaker on the theme of Climate Change Impacts; What
we can do?, at the University of Kalyani on December 12, 2014. The meeting was
chaired by the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Hangloo and was followed by screening of “An
Inconvenient Truth”.
Members of Inner Wheel of Rotary Club, Kolkata through initiative of ENDEV
donated 25 beds, mattresses, mosquito curtains and other accessories and 25 chairs
and 25 reading tables for the orphanage currently being set up by our partner
organization, JYDC at Sandeshkhali in Indian Sundarbans Delta.
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MEMBER’S NEWS
Ms Sunita Dey & Ms Clare Lizamit Samling, Members ENDEV,
participated in three day Training Program on Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation organized by Asian Zone Emergency and Environment Cooperation Network (AZEECON) hosted by Lutheran World Service India Trust (LWSIT) from November 18-21st, 2014 at Puri, Odisha.
Ms. Clare Lizamit Samling, Member ENDEV,
presented Oral and Poster Presentation of the project on “Adaptation to Climate Change for Food Security in the Indian Sundarbans Delta”, at the 5th National Research Conference on Climate Change, organized by the ICRN at IIT New Delhi on December 19-20th, 2014
Ms. Srijoni Banerjee, Member ENDEV, presented a paper entitled “The Phylogenetic Investigation of Candidate Genes Related to Type II Diabetes in Man and other Species” at the International conference on Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics, Beijing China.
Ms. Nilika Dutta, Member-ENDEV, presented a paper on “Women in Correctional
Homes: A Study on their Reintegration”, at the World’s Womens Congress on 17-
22nd August, 2014, in the University of Hyderabad.
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Mr. Abhishek Dutta, Member-ENDEV, was awarded Gold Medal in Bio Technology for standing 1st Class First in the final M.Tech., examination at the Convocation Program held in Jadavpur University on 24th December 2014.
Ms. Sreemanti Dutta Gupta, Member-ENDEV, also rececived first class M.Tech degree in Biotechnology from Jadavpur University.
Ms. Jennifer Alam, Ms. Sukanya Bannerjee and Ms. Farah Naz, all members of
ENDEV, received First Class M.A degrees in Human Rights from University of
Calcutta.
Ms. Rituparna Das, Member-ENDEV stood first class second in the final M.A
examination in History from Jadavpur University.
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ENDEV AS PATH SETTER
ENDEV providing drinking water in the arsenic affected area of Boral, South 24
Parganas by mobilizing peoples’ participation for Rainwater Harvesting in re-
excavated ponds by chlorination, protecting the pond area with four feet wall,
testing water quality for portability with local collaborating NGO- Economic Rural
Development Society. The system was used by the community for five years till
piped water was made available by PHED. (1999)
On being invited by West Bengal Renewable Energy Agency (WBREDA), to solve a
problem of supplying wood based biomass, for installing a 500 KW Gasifier power
plant to supply electricity in the island of Chhotomollakhali, Indian Sundarbans
Delta, ENDEV planned and executed setting up of a Energy Forest with peoples’
participation and successfully created a plantation of 40,000 trees, spread over five
land parcel covering 25 ha. This is the first of its kind in India and it was recognized
by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. (1999-2001)
Preparation of the first People’s Biodiversity Register in the state of West Bengal in
10 villages- 05 in Nadia district and 05 in South 24 Parganas district, with
participation of 200 students- 100 girls and 100 boys and 20 teachers. The project
was highly appreciated by UNDP-GEF, the funding agency. Two permanent
Biodiversity Resource have also been set up, one in Ushagram Trust-Nadia district
and the other in Asurali Gram Unnayan Parishad-South 24 Parganas district.
(2000-2002)
In order to revive traditional Indian medical health-care system, ENDEV on the
basis of a household survey identified the most common diseases in the island of
Chhottomollakhali, inhabited by 30,000 people. It had only one Primary Health
Centre with one qualified medical practioner. On a leasehold land in the village,
ENDEV team set up a medicinal plant nursery and a herbal garden, organized a 100
member womens’ group and established Acharya Jagadish Bose Medicinal Plant
Research Centre and also published a handbook on the usage of the same. (2003)
ENDEV was invited to be the State Coordinator for 11 non-coastal and hill districts
of West Bengal to take the all India programme in the Year of Scientific Awareness,
2004, a total of 550 programmes were carried out on the themes of Environment
and Biodiversity, Soil Conservation, Health and Nutrition, Disaster Management and
Rainwater Harvesting and Use of Information Technology in daily life. The
programme was supported by Department of Science and Technology, Government
of India. (2004)
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ENDEV was selected as one of the 20 organizations out of 2500 by The World Bank
in 2007, under a programme called India Development Market Place-07, for its
most innovative project on promoting Soil nutrition, Food productivity and
Conservation of aquatic biodiversity in a Project entitled “Surviving Man and
Nature in Indian Sundarbans”. The programme was carried out in the Bali Island in
collaboration with Bali Nature and Wildlife Society. Out of four Indigenous Rice
varieties introduced by ENDEV, at least one variety is being extensively cultivated
by more than 5000 farmers across the Indian Sundarbans Delta. (2007)
ENDEV was selected by DFID-Government of UK, for promoting a programme on
Biodiversity and Livelihood in one of the most backward districts of India viz.,
Purulia. With local community participation, a Peoples’ Biodiversity Register was
prepared for the Bagmundi area and a Farmers’ Seed Bank was set up at the Mandra
Lions Club. The District Magistrate of Purulia organized a meeting with the BDOs of
all 20 Blocks, wherein representative of the State Biodiversity Board and President-
ENDEV, Dr. Asish Ghosh had urged the local community to form Biodiversity
Management Committee in each Block to ensure the mechanism of Benefit Sharing
for any commercial utilization of bio-resources from that area. (2009)
In 2010, ENDEV with the help of National Council of Rural Institutes, Government
of India initiated a project on “Sustainable Agriculture through Microplanning”;
five Salt Tolerant Rice Varieties were re-introduced in 07 Blocks of the Indian
Sundarbans Delta and with participation of five CBOs in Sandeshkhali Block I & II
(JYDC), Mathurapur Block I and II (LWSIT), Gosaba Block (TSRD), Hingalgunj Block
(PSJKS) and Namkhana Block (WWF-I). With farmers’ participation by using 10 Kgs
of seeds of five salt tolerant varieties, the project succeeded in achieving production
of 2000 Kgs of seeds. In all the blocks, Farmers’ Seed Banks have been established.
This work received the ‘Judge’s Award’ out of 37 countries from Washington based
‘The Nature Conservancy’ in October, 2013 and subsequently the 5th Earth Care
Award, along with its partner from JSW-ToI-CEE in April, 2014.
In the Urban sector, ENDEV was entrusted by the Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal
Corporation to prepare the first ever Report on “Parks, Gardens & Open Spaces in
KMC Ward 1-141” in the year 2001.
Subsequently, ENDEV was assigned to prepare a Report on Wetlands in added areas
of Kolkata Ward no.101-141 by Commissioner, Kolkata Municipal Corporation in
the years 2003 & 2005, in two volumes.
The first Peoples Biodiversity Register (PBR) for the city of Kolkata was prepared
under the aegis of ENDEV with participation of hundred students from five colleges
and two universities, being supported by West Bengal Biodiversity Board, in the year
2012.
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PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS
Ghosh A K, 2014. Environmental Flow in the Hugli-Matla Estuary (W. Bengal) and Vanishing Species. Bionotes 16(1): 7-8.
Ghosh A K, 2014. Uncertainties Looming Large in the Farming Sector. The Hindu: Survey of Indian Agriculture, 2014. pp. 75-76.
Ghosh A K, 2014. Government and the Lost Art of Promoting Sustainable Agriculture. Farmers Forum, 14(2): 44-46.
Ghosh A K, 2014. Re-examining Conservation and Development Strategy in India.pp 33-45. In Biodiversity Conservation in India: Management Practices, Livelihood Concerns and Future Options. Bidhan Kanti Das & Ajit Banerjee (eds). Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Ghosh A K, 2014. El-Nino and Indian Agriculture. Farmers Forum, 14(3): 54-57
Ghosh A K, 2014. Biodiversity Conservation: North-East India with Focus on Tripura. Pp .37-42. In North-East Biodiversity and Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges. Atul Kumar Gupta, Dhiman Daschaudhuri, Biswendu Bhattacharjee and M.Datta (eds). Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
Ghosh, A K, 2014. Climate Change and Deltaic Environment: Critical Analysis of Indian Sundarbans Delta and Mahanadi Delta. Proceedings of International Seminar on Environmental Perspectives and Resource Management. Institute of Landscape Ecology & Ekistics (ILEE), Kolkata
Poddar Adrish & Ghosh A K, 2014. Birds of Kolkata and its vicinity; Historical &
Current Perspectives. Environ, 13(1)61-64 (is the part 1 of the paper and is to be
continued
Gupta Sreetama, Sanyal Oritri, Saha Gautam K & Ghosh A K, 2014. Diurnal activity
patterns of Golden Jackal (Canes Aureus Lin) in an Urban Landscape of Kolkata,
India.
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INTERNS AT ENDEV
Ms. Prachiti Bhuskute, B.A. (Final Year) Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS),
Hyderabad on Climate Change & Migration in Indian Sundarbans
Ms. Saity Roy, M.A. (Rural Development & Governance) Tata Institute of Social
Science (TISS), Hyderabad on JFM in Arabari and Current Status of JFM
Four Students of CU.HR Rural Livelihood & Human Rights Issue at Dhamakhali,
under Dr. A K Ghosh in October, 2014
VISITORS AT ENDEV
Ms. Rosemarie Hille, Deputy General Consul, German Embassy, Kolkata visited ENDEV and interacted with the members present.
Dr. Ipsita Sapra, M.A. (CU), M.A. (UK) PhD. (TISS), Founder Member, ENDEV,
Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Science, Hyderabad
Ms. Annabel Dulhunty, Ph.D Scholar, University of New South Wales, Australia
Mr. Andreas Havemann, Ph.D Scholar, Land Use & Climate Change, Bonn University
Dr. R K Trivedi, Professor, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries Sciences
(WBUAFS)
Ms. Shreela Chakraborty, PGDEnm, M.S. (USA). Founder Member-ENDEV, Panaji,
Goa
(Seen in pic, from L to R: Mr. Sujan Pandit, Secretary-
ENDEV, Ms. Sujata Kajoor, Librarian-ENDEV, Ms. Clare
Lizamit Samling, Member- ENDEV, Dr. A.K.Ghosh,
President-ENDEV, Ms. Rosamarie Hille, Deputy General
Consul-German Embassy, Ms. Jennifer Alam, Member-
ENDEV and Ms. Nilika Dutta, Member-ENDEV)
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Ms. Shreeya Dasgupta, Freelance Journalist visited ENDEV office on 29th December,
2014. for interviewing President-ENDEV, for news coverage on success of salt
tolerant rice varieties for an US online journal Ensia.
Ms. Marianne Landzettel, Former Correspondent BBC, and Dr. Martin Kunz from
London, UK, accompanied President-ENDEV to Sandeshkhali on 30th December,
2014 to cover the story on the “Adaptation to Climate Change by Salt Tolerant Rice
Varieties in the Indian Sundarbans Delta”.
Ms. Lindsey Fransen and Mr. David Kroodsman, from San Francisco, California
visited ENDEV in their journey across the countries of Asia under the project ‘Ride
for Climate Asia’ and interviewed Dr. A.K.Ghosh, President-ENDEV on Sundarbans
and Climate Change and Kolkata and Climate Change on 31st December, 2014.
They also interacted with the research scholars, Ms. Sunita Dey and Ms. Clare
Lizamit Samling.
ENDEV IN THE MEDIA
ENDEV led the initiative in the preparation of Peoples’ Biodiversity Register
involving 100 students, teachers and researchers and although the Report was
completed on time, in 2012 and it was officially released by Honob’le Minister of
Education-West Bengal, till date no Biodiversity Management Committee has been
formed for the city of Kolkata. This was pointed out in a new item in ‘Ey Somoy’, on
11th August, 2014.
The impact of conversion of water body on the Migratory Birds was also flashed
through a news item in Bengali daily ‘Ey Somoy’ based on ENDEV’s study on 18th
August, 2014.
In a separate media coverage dated 20th August, 2014, in the Bengali daily ‘Ey
Somoy’ , 60 species of vanishing trees from Kolkata were reported based on
ENDEV’s study. The same news item was also published in the Times of India on
August 21st, 2014.
Seen in picture (from R to L): Mr. David
Kroodsman, Dr. A.K.Ghosh, President-
ENDEV, Ms. Lindsey Fransen and Ms. Clare
Lizamit samling, Member-ENDEV
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Times of India published a news item on more than 100 vanishing birds from East
Kolkata Wetlands, on the basis of a study carried out by CED- Sister Organization of
ENDEV on August 25th, 2014. .
The Times of India, Kolkata published a new item on the large scale tree felling in
the Basanti Highway on 28th December, 2014, being alerted by ENDEV team.
India TV, New Delhi interviewed President-ENDEV, on the incidence of White Tiger
killing a visitor in New Delhi Zoo and what precaution should be taken for better
zoo management on 24th September, 2014.
Akash 8 also interviewed President-ENDEV, on the issue of disappearing winter
birds from Kolkata Zoo and the programme was broadcasted on 26th December,
2014.
NEW LIFE MEMBER
Ms. Varsha Datta, M.Tech, Jadavpur University
Ms. Sunita Dey, M.Sc, Research Scholar-DECCMA Project, CED
Ms. Clare Lizamit Samling, M.A, Research Scholar-DECCMA Project, CED
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MINUTES OF 17TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF 2013-
2014
1. Presentees during the meet
Dr. A K Ghosh, President
Dr. Swapan Kumar Sarkar, Vice President
Mr. Sujan Pandit, Secretary
Mr. Salil Das, Treasurer
Ms. Rituparna Das, Member
Ms. Sukanya Banerjee, Member
Ms. Sunita Dey, Member
Ms. Varsha Datta, Member
Ms. C L Samling, Member
2. Welcome Address
The meeting started with an inaugural address by Dr.A.K.Ghosh, President, ENDEV, who
welcomed all the members to the 17th
AGM on 9th
August, 2014.
3. Secretary Report
The Secretary, Mr. Sujan Pandit, read last years’ Minutes of the Meeting, followed by the
Annual Report of the current year and elaborated all the activities carried out by ENDEV in
the present year.
ENDEV won the ‘Judges Choice Award’ from the Nature Conservancy, USA and
RARE on the theme of ‘Adapting to a Changing Climate’, in October, 2013.
The Society also won the ‘JSW-Earth Care Awards’, jointly with LWSIT in the
community category for the success of its project on ‘Adapting to Climate Change
with Salt Tolerant Rice Varieties’, in February, 2014.
ENDEV moves to East Medinipur to assist coastal farmers for food security.
ENDEV also played an active role in preserving Dankuni Wetlands.
Field Survey for the project on Tribal Rights and Impact of Panan HEP and Teests IV
Hydel Power Projects in Sikkim has been completed and the findings of the project
were also presented by the President, to the members of the NHRC on 24th
April,
2014.
First, Second and Third Survey Reports have been submitted to the MPBB and the
findings were also presented before the Research Committee of MPBB on 25th
April,
2014 by the President.
ENDEV assists SENES Consultants India Pvt. Ltd. In the Project on ‘Study of
Traditional Usage and Availability of Plants in Meghalaya’.
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4. Audit Report
The Audit Report was read by the Treasurer, Mr. Salil. K.Das, on the expenditure and income
of the present financial year.
4. Appointment of Auditor for year 2015-2016
M/S Gupta and Mitra, represented by Mr. Tarun Datta, Partner was reappointed as
Auditor to the Society, for the next financial year of 2014-2015.
5. Miscellaneous terms to be discussed with the permission of the Chair
The President also talked about some of the work activities of ENDEV:
The Status of Environment: Second Citizen’s Report, 2013 was given to the
speakers in a Conference organized by BESU.
Ms. Rosamarie Hille, German Consul, visited ENDEV’s Centre and interacted
with the members there.
The Society has now started its affiliation with St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and
TISS, Hyderabad.
Paribesh Unnayan Parishad has also joined the network to extend the work on Salt
Variety to Sagar Islands in Indian Sundarbans Delta.
There were also some suggestions made by the President:
Felicitation of Partner Organizations, who assisted in the project on ‘Adaptation to
Climate Change’.
Monthly meetings to be held to discuss on the activities which each of the members
are engaged in.
6. Resolution
The felicitation programme of the partner organizations would be held on 19th
September, 2014 at Dhamakhali, Sundarbans.
It was decided that the said meetings should be on every second month between
4:30 pm- 5:30 pm.
Creation of an updated website.
Digitization of the Library.
4. Vote of thanks
The meeting was concluded by a vote of thanks given by the President.
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ENDEV PUBLICATIONS
PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH
Sl.No. Name Published by Year Price
1. Convention on Biodiversity, WTO and Intellectual Property rights (IPR)
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2000 Rs. 25.00
2. Trainers Training Manual for Sustainable Agriculture & Biodiversity Conservation
NAVDANYA In association with ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2000 Rs. 75.00
3. Common Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Cultivation and Uses
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2000 Rs. 50.00
4. Butterflies, Bees and other Pollinators The Role in Biodiversity Conservation and Food Security
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2003 Rs.100.00
5. Status of Environment in West Bengal – A Citizen’s Report
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2008 Rs.275.00
6. Status of Environment in West Bengal – Second Citizen’s Report
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2013 Rs.300.00
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PUBLISHED IN BENGALI
Sl.No. Name
Published by
Year
Price
1. Sekhar Ananda (56 pp)
Centre for Environment Education Nehru Foundation for development In association with ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
1986 N.A.
2. Sahaj Oshudh (38 pp) ENDEV – Society for Environment &
Development
2004 Rs.10.00
3. Prakritic Biparjoy Mokabilar Prastutiparba –O- Pratikarer Sandhan ebong Bristir Jal Sangraha (34 pp)
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2004 Rs.20.00
4. Pushti –O- Sasthya (17 pp) ENDEV – Society for Environment &
Development
2004 Rs.20.00
5. Tathya Prajuktir Dainandin Byabahar (19 pp)
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2004 Rs.20.00
6. Bhoomi Sangrakhan (19 pp) ENDEV – Society for Environment &
Development
2004 Rs.20.00
7. Poribesh –O- Joyba baichitra (30 pp)
ENDEV – Society for Environment & Development
2004 Rs.20.00
8. Jaiba Boichitra Pustika ENDEV – Society for Environment &
Development 2009 Rs.20.00