Annexure - VI : LIST OF PROJECTS COMPLETED DURING 2002-2003


Index

Environment Research Program

Ecosystem Research Scheme

Eastern and Western Ghats

Biosphere Reserve Scheme


Environment Research Program

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S.No.	Title of the Project				Name of the organisation
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1.	Atmospheric depositions and budgeting of 	Department of Botany,
	the nutrient and trace elements around 		Banaras Hindu University,
	0industrial sites at Singrauli region, 		Varanasi.
	Uttar Pradesh	

2.	Monitoring toxicity and occupational health 	Industrial Toxicology Research Centre,
	risk studies in carpet industry			Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P.O. Box No.80,
							Lucknow – 226 001.
	
3.	Combating hazardous sludge disposal 		Material Science division,
	problem at Lakwa oil field effluent 		Regional Research Laboratory,
	treatment plant through economic 		Jorhat – 785 006.
	utilization, Assam	

4.	Treatment and utilization of liquid and 	Department of Chemistry,
	solid waste material generated in chrome 	University of Roorkee,
	tanneries, National Fertilizer 			Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh
	and Steel Plants

5.	Development of low-cost filtration kit for	Regional Research Laboratory,
	the treatment of selenium 			Bhubaneshwar,
	contaminated water in Talchar Angul 		Orissa
	region of Orissa	

6.	Development of a simple and cost effective 	Industrial Toxicology Research Centre,
	experimental protocol under Indian 		Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P.O. Box No. 80,
	condition for the ecological risk assessment 	Lucknow – 226 001
	of pollutants to aquatic eco-system using 
	multi-species, Standard Aquatic 
	Microcosm (SAM) test system	

7.	Potentials and kinetics of self purification 	Department of Chemistry,
	power of some rivers of Arunachal Pradesh	North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & 
							Technology, Itanagar

8.	Optimisation of energy input and output in 	Department of Botany,
	some agroecosystem under Agra environment	Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra

9.	Studies on role of Nematicides and resistant 	Division of Nematology,
	cultivars as environmental pollutants in 	Indian Agricultural Research Institute
	Nematode management				New Delhi – 110 012	

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Ecosystem Research Scheme

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S.No.	Title of the Project				Name of the organisation
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1.	Biodiversity of fish resources of Manipur 	Deptt. of Life Sciences,
	and conservation of endangered species		Manipur University,
							Canchipur – 795 003, Manipur	

2.	Impact of human activities on plant 		Centre for Regional Studies,
	biodiversity in Tribal Bihar			Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar	

3.	Analysis of biodiversity and population 	Deptt. of Botany, School of Life Sciences,
	behaviour of key stone species in Sacred 	North Eastern Himalayan University, 
	Groves of Meghalaya. 				Shillong-793002.	

4.	Conservation of threatened plant genetic 	Paramakalyani Centre for Environmental Science,
	resources of Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve 	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
	in India.					Alwarkurichi-627412, Tamil Nadu.
	
5.	Impact of Indira Gandhi Canal Irrigation on 	The School of Desert Science,
	the status of mammals of Western Rajasthan.	109, Nehru Park, Jodphur-342003.	

6.	Exploring vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal 	Deptt. of Botany,
	fungi for regeneration of land degraded by 	Cottong College,
	shifting cultivation in N.E. Region.		Guwhati-781001, Assam. 	

7.	Conservation of invertebrates through captive 	Kerala Forest Research Institute, 
	breeding -  a study with reference 		Peechi, Trichur, Kerala-680 653.
	to butterflies. 

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Eastern and Western Ghats

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S.No.	Title of the Project				Name of the organisation
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1.	Bio-diversity of Coccoids (Coccoidea : 		Department of Agricultural Entomology,
	Hemiptera) and their natural enemies in the 	T.N. Agricultural University,
	Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu.			Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu.
	
2.	Mushroom bio-diversity in the Nilgiri 		CAS in Botany, Madras University, 
	Biosphere region of Western Ghats.		Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu.

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Biosphere Reserve Scheme

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S.No.	Title of the Project				Name of the organisation
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1.	Inventorization, utilization and conservation 	Centre for Environment Management of Degraded 
	of bio-diversity of Great Nicobar 		Ecosystems, University of Delhi, Delhi.
	Biosphere Reserve	

2.	Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: A study of 	Wildlife Institute of India,
	socio-economic aspects for sustainable 		Dehradun.
	development of dependent population.	

3.	Long-term biodiversity assessment of 		Department of Botany, 
	Similipal Biosphere Reserve			Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.	
	
4.	Studies on the impact of bottom trawling on 	Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, 
	the ecology of fishing grounds and living 	PB No. 1603, Tatapuram PO, 
	resources of the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar.	Kochi-682 014, Kerala.	

5.	Conservation strategy for sustenance of 	School of Studies in Botany,
	threatened bioresources of Pachmarhi 		Jiwaji University, 
	Forest Division (M.P.) 				Gwalior (M.P.)	

6.	Studies on the biodiversity of New 		Kerala Forest Research Institute, 
	Amarambalam Reserved Forests of 		Peecihi, Thrissur, 
	Niligiri Biosphere Reserve			Kerala – 680 653.
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