Dayanidhi Choudhury
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Born1 January 1916
Bihar and Orissa Province, India
Died22 September 2000
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Resting placeSwargadwar, Puri
OthernamesD.N. Choudhury
Dayanidhi Choudhury | |
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 D.N.Choudhury in 1973 | |
| Born | 1 January 1916 Bihar and Orissa Province, India |
| Died | 22 September 2000 Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Resting place | Swargadwar, Puri |
| Other names | D.N. Choudhury |
| Occupation | Wildlife conservationist |
| Known for | First Odia chief conservator of forest and First Odia IFS. |
| Spouse | Suryamani Choudhury |
| Children | 2 Sons and 2 Daughters |
| Parent | Father: Raghunath Choudhury |
Dayanidhi Choudhury, also known as D.N. Choudhury(Odia: ଦୟାନିଧି ଚୌଧୁରୀ)(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]
