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PESD_GSU_20200723_0144_(new): Upkeep of Geology Museum at the
Platinum Jubilee Academic Building

PESD_GSU_20200723_0144_(new)
1. Project Title:

Upkeep of Geology Museum at the Platinum Jubilee Academic Building
2. Name of Proposing Scientists:
Dhurjati Prasad Sengupta
3. Name of Others Scientists associated with their affiliation:

From the Institute:
Dr. Shiladri Sekhar Das, GSU Prof. Saswati Bandyopadhyay, GSU
From Other Institutions:

none
4. Date of Commencement: 01/04/2021
5.Expected Date of Completion: 31/03/2022
6. Project Summary(Max. 300 words):

The Museum of the Geological Studies Unit is a unique repository of terrestrial Mesozoic
vertebrates. Since inception, the holotype and paratype specimens present in the Geology
Museum have attracted a galaxy of national and international experts. The specimens kept at
the Museum of GSU are very rare, delicate, fragile and irreplaceable. The present project is
for annual maintenance and upkeep of the Geology Museum, laboratory and the repository.
The fossils displayed in the Museum need regular maintenance including preparation, lacquer
coating and reshuffling etc. The Museum also requires fresh cataloguing of the fossils.

A repository and a laboratory are also attached with the Museum. Restoration works, fossil
preparation and systematic storage of the specimens, are the activities carried out in the
laboratory. Hence the Laboratory and the repository should also be maintained properly.
7. Introduction with Background (Max. 300 words):

As stated earlier, the Geology Museum is a store house of many important and unique
vertebrate and invertebrate fossils. To maintain and renovate the Museum, every year,
Geological Studies Unit proposes a special new project which is generally continued in each
year.
8. Description of the problem (Max. 300 words):
Not applicable

9. Objectives:
Cataloguing, general upkeep, outreach programme, cleaning and fossil preparation etcetera
are the main objectives of the project.
10. Study Area:
Geology Museum, under Geological Studies Unit, Platinum Jubilee Building, 203 B.T.
Road, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.
11. Review and status of research and development in the subject(Max. 500 words):

11.1 International Status:

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