List of Projects Sanctioned During 2003-2004

List of Projects Sanctioned During 2003-2004

Annexure - VI

LIST OF PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING 2003-2004

Sl. No.Title of the ProjectName of the Organisation

Environment Research Programme

1Management of total dissolved solids in the Centre for Environment Studies,

exhausted reactive dyebath from cotton Anna University,

knitwear dyeing industry.Chennai-600025

2Treatment of waste aluminum dross oxide.Regional Research Laboratory,

Bhubneswar-751013

3Development of low toxicity environment Regional research Laboratory,

friendly gelcasting system for industrial Bhubneswar-751013

application.

4Development of low thermal heating Regional Research Laboratory,

based phase transformation technology Bhopal-462026

from immobilization of toxic metals from

industrial waste.

5Development of additives for preparation Regional Research Laboratory,

of high concentration slurry using low Bhubneswar-751013,

ash/ beneficiated non-cooking coal.

6Selection, characterization and quantification Department of Botany and Plant Physiology,

of plant species for phytoremediation of CCS HAU,

saline soils. Hissar-125004

7Ion exchange and characterization studies Department of Chemistry,

on some hybrid fibrous materials and their Aligarh Muslim University

environmental applications.Aligrah-202002

8Large scale application of indigenous mosses Department of Botany,

as biomonitor of intensity and trend for air Barielly College,

borne metal precipitation.Barielly-243005

9Bio-composite from engineered natural fibers. Institute of Wood Science and Technology,

Bangalore-560003

10Effect of indoor air pollution on respiratory Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute,

function of children.Delhi University,

Delhi-110007

Sl. No.Title of the ProjectName of the Organisation

11Study on characterization and treatment of Sant Longowal Instt of Engineering and Technology,

effluents from electroplating industries.Longowal-148106

12Developments of modular house hold Regional Research Laboratory,

sanitation device for decentralized Trivendrum-695019

sewage treatment.

13Field trial for preparing common masonry Regional Research Laboratory,

bricks utilizing Lakwa oil field effluent Jorhat-785006

treatment plant sludge, a hazardous waste.

14Assessment of the status of heavy metal North Eastern Hill University,

and pollutants in common edibles with Shilong-793022

references to human health in urban Meghalya.

Ecosystem Research Programme

1In vitro screeningand multiplication of tree Department of Agronomy

species of coastal agro ecosystem for abiotic Annamalai University

stress toleranceAnnamalainagar-608002

Tamil Nadu.

2.Microbial Pathogens associated with forests Kerala Forest Research Institute

insects in Kerala – parts of the Western Ghats Peechi - 680 653

with reference to Host Parasite relationship Thrissur

and Ex-situ conservation.Kerala.

3.Field studies on the foreging ecology of the Department of Environment

painted stork (mycteria leucocaphla) in relation Delhi University

to the Trophic dynamicas of chosen fresh Delhi-110 007.

water wetlands

4.Ecology of the Inter Tidal Zone of the Gujarat Ecological Society

Open Saurashtra Gujarat.5, Golden Apartment,

Subhanpura, Vadodara-390023.

Gujarat.

5Studies on the biodiversity of shoals and grass Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

lands and their restoration in the Nilgiris Mettupalayam

Plateau, Southern India.Coimbatore-641003.

Tamil Nadu.

6.Bioprospecting of potential rare and Ethnobotany Section

endangered Ethnobotanical important plant National Botanical Research Institute

species of JharkhandP.B. No. 436

Lucknow-226001, U.P.

Sl. No.Title of the ProjectName of the Organisation

7.A study on Floral Diversity of Bhadra Kuvempu University

Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka.Jnana Sahyadri Shankaraghatta-577451

Karnataka.

8.Biodiversity of Vesicular arbuscular Department of Botany

mycorrhizal fungi and their application for T.M. Bhagalpur University

conservation of selected endangered economic Bhagalpur-812007

plant species of Jharkhand StateBihar.

9.Ecology and bio-diversity of insectivorous AVC College (Autonomous)

birds in an agro-environment(Nagapattinam Mayiladuthurai

District, Tamil Nadu).Mannampandal-609305, Tamil Nadu

10.Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza and Microbiology Unit, Deptt. of Biotechnology

beneficial bacteria on BambooUniv. of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK,

Bangalore-560065.

Karnataka

11Evaluation of erodability in selected soil Department of Soil and Water Conservation,

series of watershed under different Faculty of Agriculture,

agroclimatic situations of West BengalBidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya

Mohanpur, Nadia

West Bengal-741 252.

12Biodiversity assessment of the freshwater Salim Ali School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences,

fishes of the Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPondicherry Univ.

Pondicherry-605014.

13Insects as Bio-indicator for ecosystem healthDepartment of Zoology

Visva Bharti University

Santiniketan-721 235

West Bengal.

14Status and Ecology of the Andaman CrakeSalim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History

Anaikatty P.O.

Coimbatore-641 708, Tamil Nadu.

15Fungal endophytes of medicinal plants in Centre for Advanced Study in Botany

Tamil Nadu forestsMadras University

Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

16Seed germination and natural regeneration in Horticulture & Forestry Division

tropical rain forest of Andaman IslandsCentral Agriculture Research Institute,

P.B. No. 181, Port Blair,

A&N Islands.

Sl. No.Title of the ProjectName of the Organisation

17Water and light use characteristics of the Kerala Forest Research Institute

vegetation in the different strata of a tropical Peechi-680 653

moist deciduous forestThrissur, Kerala.

18Studies on the Entomofaunal diversity and their Institute of Wood Science & Technology

interactions in selected provenances of SandalP.O. Malleswaram

Bangalore-560003, Karnataka.

19Documentation of traditional knowledge of School of Biotechnology,

medicinal plants held by Bhotias of Dharchula Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University,

in Uttaranchal State : Potential for development Kashmere Gate, Delhi.

of new drugs

20Mapping Biodiversity of the Myristica swamps Kerala Forest Research Institute,

in Southern KeralaKerala.

21.Imposex in marine gastropods as a possible Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute,

index of TBT contamination along Southern 44 Beach Road, Titucorin, Tamil Nadu

coast of India

22Study on amphibian fauna of AssamDepartment of Zoology

Arya Vidyapeeth College

Guwahati-781016, Assam.

23Comparative Studies of Microbial Diversity Department of Life Sciences

and Soil Biological Processes during Leaf Litter Manipur University

Decomposition in Natural Oak Forest and Imphal-795 003.

Plantations of Manipur, North East IndiaManipur.

24Characterization of Plant Biodiversity, Department of Botany

community structure and population behaviour Fazl Ali Govt. College

of some important tree species at the Mokokchung

community forests of NagalandNagaland

Eastern and Western Ghats Programme

1.Land use change and its impact on selectedKerala Forest Research Institute

biophysical and socio-economic aspects of Peechi, Thrissur

Karuvanur river basin in Thrissur District Kerala-680653

of Kerala

2. Conservation through micro-propagation Centre for Natural Research Study

and restoration of endemic endangered andSt. Joseph’s College

economically useful plants of the Kolli HillsTrichirappalli- 620002

in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu

Sl. No.Title of the ProjectName of the Organisation

3.Evaluation of the foraging requirements of a National Institute of Advanced Studies

threatened endemic passerine, the white-belliedIndian Institute of Science

shortwing, in natural and disturbed habitats for Bangalore- 560012

conservation planning in the Western Ghats

4.Study of conservation biology, propagation andRegional Plants Resource Centre

assessment of genetic diversity of some rare Bhubaneswar - 751015

and endangered tree species of Eastern Ghats Orissa

through molecular techniques

5.Analysis of microbial communities in heavy Regional Plants Resource Centre

metal contaminated soils around mine sites Bhubaneswar - 751015

in OrissaOrissa

Wetlands

1.Assessment of explosive aquatic weed growth, School of Environmental Sciences,

their taxonomy, ecology and impact of the Mahatma Gandhi University

Kuttanaad wetland ecosystem, Kerala State

2.An action oriented locale specific conservation Institute of Environment.

awareness programme for prioritized wetlands

in Maharashtra

3.Education & Research, Bharti Vidyapeeth Environmental Research Laboratory,

Deemed University. Pune Assessment of heavy Bhoj Wetland Project (EPCO),

metals in predominant aquatic Macrophytes of Bhopal

Upper Lake, Bhopal

4.Treatment of Community Sewage Using Root Department of Limnology,

Zone Syste Barkatullah University, Bhopal.

5.Present status of threatened fish species in Department of Zoology,

Harike wetland and strategies for their Guru Nanak Deve University, .

conservation. Amritsar

6.Strategies for improvement and management of Department of Civil Enginering,

hydraulic and environmental aspect of Kolleru Andhra University,

wetland region of Andhra Pradesh Vishakhapaatnam.

7.Nematode faunal diversity of Keoladeo Department of Zoology

National park, Rajathan.Aligarh Muslim University,

Aligarh.

8.Inventorisation of wetland bio-diversity in Dr. Razia Sultana,

Hussain Sagar Lake, Hyderabad.EPTRI, Hyderabad

Sl. No.Title of the ProjectName of the Organisation

9.Assetssment of Antropogenic pressures on the Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences,

ecology of Hokarsar wetland (Kashmir) with Kashmir

special reference to conservation

10.Effect of progressive eutrophication in a large Department of Life Sciences,

wetland (Rudra Sagr0 of Tripura; Ecological University of Tripura,

consequences and restoration strategies.Agartala

11.Eco-behavioural studies of the Greater Flamingo Head, District Development Society,

in two ecologically different habitats in A/51, Mansarovar Colony,

wetlands of Rajasthan.Ajmer

12.Economic evaluation and developing community Wetland International, South Asia,

based ecologically feasible strategies for New Delhi

integrated management of Loktak Lake.