Dzüleke is a village in
Kohima District of the Indian state of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
. The total population of the village is about 156 with 35 households.
Tourism
In 1999, the village council banned trapping and hunting of wild animals of the village forest. This decision has helped increase the fauna population, especially birds, bears, deer, monkey, and
mithun
Mithun is another name for the gayal, a species of cattle.
Mithun, Midhun or Mithen or Mrithun can also refer to:
Organisations
*Mithun, Inc, an American integrated design firm
*Mithun Agency, an American advertising agency
People Given name
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. The village streams also have a significant population of
common snowtrout. The village council thereafter, also set up the Dzüleke Eco-Tourism Board (DETB). North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA), part of the
Tata Trusts, has invested in training the village community in organising tourism-related activities and setting up homestays. NEIDA also set up the Dzüleke Development Fund, where the community contributes a tenth of their income from tourism-related activities towards community development. Between 2016 and 2019, over 800 tourists visited the village utilising the homestays and participating in trekking and camping activities.
References
Villages in Kohima district
External links
# https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1937969336447574/dzuleke/
# https://unconventionalandvivid.com/dzuleke-eco-tourism-offbeat-and-rural-nagaland/
# https://roundglasssustain.com/wild-vault/dzuleke-nagaland
# https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attraction_Review-g668044-d4132673-Reviews-Dzuleke_Village-Kohima_Kohima_District_Nagaland.html
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