Lockdown: Wildlife Reclaims Its Territory

Had animals undertaken NRC, humans would have been ejected, says resident

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Walking around the Dighalipukhuri, meaning ‘Long lake’, was a regular morning habit for retired bureaucrat Rajib Prakash Baruah until the 21-day lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic began from March 24 midnight.

He couldn’t recall seeing the kharali haanh (lesser whistling duck) in the lake when an acquaintance with a better view from his house reported a flock on Friday.