Manpower

     Scientific Staff

 

Name	Field of Specialization
Dr. R.K. Maikhuri Scientist-`E' & In-charge	Field of Specialization: Rural and Agro- Ecosystems, Sustainable Rural Livelihood
Dr. S.C. Joshi Scientist-`E'	Field of Specialization: Environmental Physiology, Biochemistry
Dr. P. Ghosh Scientist-`C'	Field of Specialization: Soil Microbial Ecology, Soil Nutrient Dynamics
Er. S. Tarafdar Scientist-`C'	Field of Specialization: Weather & Climate Change; Glaciology; Hydrology

Administrative Staff

 

Name	Field of Specialization
Mr. D.P. Kumeri	L.D.C.
Mr. M.P. Nautiyal	Driver
Mr. J.M.S. Rawat	Driver
Mr. R.P. Sati	Peon
Mr. R.C. Nainwal	Field Assistant

Supporting Staff

Dr. Ritesh Joshi, Scientist (DST-Fast Track)                         Wildlife Sciences

Dr. L.S. Rawat, Research Associate                                    Agro-ecosystems/Rural Tech.

Mr. Deepak Dhyani, Senior Research Fellow                          Wild Bioresources

Ms. Divya Dangwal, Senior Research Fellow                         Agro-Ecology of Legumes

Ms. Shalini Mishra, Senior Research Fellow                           Forest Management

Mr. Vikram S. Negi, Junior Research Fellow                           Agro-Ecology

Mr. Abhay Bahuguna, Junior Research Fellow                        Eco-tourism/Sustainable Dev.

Mr. Tarun K. Budal, Junior Research Fellow                           Himalayan Pastoralism

Mr. Prakash C. Phondani, Senior Research Fellow                   Medicinal Plants/IK

R&D Projects 

1.1.  Completed

A. In-house funded projects

• Environment Impact Analysis of Tehri Dam and Catchment Areas a joint project of GBPIHED & Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad.

• Performance Study of the Existing Soil and Water Conservation Practice in Himalaya.

• Irrigation Systems Management, Hydrology and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation.

• Farmers Field School-Cum-Training Programme in Medicinal Plants Cultivation.

• Integrated Watershed Management in the Garhwal Himalaya: A Case Study in Two Micro-Watersheds.

• Impact of Environmental Changes on Growth Performance of Plants.

• Integrated Natural Resource Management in Takoli Gad Watershed in Garhwal Himalaya

B. External funded projects

• Ecology and Socio-economy of Transhumance Communities of Garhwal  Himalaya (DST, New Delhi under its Young Scientist Scheme).

• Designing, developing and testing sustainable natural resource management models through people’s participation in critical villages in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) for achieving the objective of conservation of biological resource in the Himalaya (MacArthur Foundation)

• Inventory,  Commercial  Utilization  and  Conservation   of Agrobiodiversity  for SustainableDevelopment of the  Buffer Zone Villages of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (ME&F, New Delhi).

• Promoting Cultivation of Medicinal Plants through Bio-Technological Inputs in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and Adjacent Niti Valley of Garhwal Himalaya for the Socio-Economic Development of the Bhotiya Tribe (DBT, Govt. of India).

• Documentation of indigenous knowledge related to agronomic practices and uses of some prominent MAPs of NDBR (UNESCO – New Delhi).

• Study-cum-observation visit of experts in the area of medicinal plant cultivation (UNESCO – New Delhi).

• Assessment and promotion of eco-tourism in the buffer zone area of NDBR – An option to resolve policy-people conflicts (UNESCO – New Delhi).

• Commercial utilization for sustainable rural development and conservation of some potential wild edible oil plants of Garhwal region of Uttaranchal (CSIR, New Delhi).

• Collection, maintenance and documentation of medicinal plants from Himalayan region (NATP-PB).

• Land use land cover change impact on Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve using remote sensing and GIS techniques (ME & F, Govt. of India).

• Documentation of agrotechniques and post harvest processing of the Indian Himalayan region (IUCN-Himal project).

• Introduction of Water Harvesting Technology for the Sustainable Development of Himalayan Region (DST, New Delhi).

• Environmental Hazard Zonation and Optimal Resource Use in the Alaknanda Valley, Garhwal Himalaya Using  Remote Sensing and GIS techniques joint project of SAC, Ahamedabad and GBPIHED, Kosi, Almora (M E&F, Govt. of India).

• Environmental Impact of Recession of Himalayan Glaciers: A Case Study of Dokriani Bamak, Uttarkashi (DST, New Delhi).

• Demonstration of Silvi-Pasture Model for Watershed Restoration in Western Himalaya (DOLR, MoA, Govt. of India).

• Creating Interest and Curiosity Through Organization of Science Motivation Programme for High School Students (DST-NCSTE, New Delhi).

• Identification of Elite Genotypes of Hippophae rhamnoides for Multiplication and Large Scale Domestication in the Higher Himalayan Region of Uttaranchal (DST, New Delhi).

• Demonstration and dissemination of appropriate, cost-effective hill specific potential technologies for sustainable rural development of Garhwal region in Uttaranchal (SSD, DST, New Delhi).

   

1.2.  On-going

A. In-house funded projects

• Agroforestry and restoration models in Garhwal Himalaya.

• Documentation and analysis of indigenous post harvest practices and seed storage technologies in Garhwal Himalaya.

• Indigenous knowledge and practices of pastoralism and transhumance in Kumaun and Garhwal Himalayan region.

B. External funded projects

• Conservation and sustainable management of below ground biodiversity (TSBF/GEF/CIAT, Nairobi).

• A study on prioritization and categorization of ailments specific medicinal plants and their contribution in traditional health care systems of tribal and non-tribal communities of high altitude region of Alaknanda catchment of Uttaranchal (NMPB, New Delhi).

• Soil nitrogen dynamics in relation to quality and decomposability of plant litter traditionally used as manure in the Central Himalaya (DST, New Delhi).

• Enhancement of livelihood security through sustainable farming systems and related farm enterprises in North West Himalaya (NAIP, ICAR, New Delhi).

• Participatory Assessment of Sustainable Scenarios for Himalayan Pastoralism (SIDA, Sweden).

2.3. New Projects: Approved by SAC (In-house)

• Sustainable tourism: Assessing the potential of Garhwal Himalaya.

• Nematode diversity in the traditional agroecosystem of Central Himalaya, their impact on soil health, crop growth and development of demonstration model for agro-eco-tourism.

• Capacity building for entrepreneurship development and self-employment in the Himalayan region.

   

Thesis (M.Tech./M.E./Ph.D.)

(a)    Awarded

i)       Dr. Sunil Nautiyal

        University: HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal.

Mr. Lalit Kumar Rana                                 Subject: Botany

Technological Achievements

• Development of sustainable natural resource management models through peoples' participation in selected villages of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR).

• In-depth study of transhumance in the Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand.

• Capacity building in the field of medicinal plants cultivation through farmers to farmer training programme.

• Publications of leaflets and monographs in Hindi for the user groups on various environmental issues.

• Science motivation programme emphazing natural resource management for high school students

• Students motivation programme in the field of natural resource management. Herbal nurseries at few locations at Garhwal region is under operations to cater the needs of planting materials of the local people. The work carried out in the area of agroecosystem, agrodiversity and on management aspects particularly of NDBR has got wide coverage in the state of environment report of Govt. of Uttarakhand.

• Also developed capacity and skill of post-graduate, graduate and school level student in the field of environment and development.

• Strategies and action plan for eco-tourism programme for NDBR.

• Model demonstration of medicinal plants cultivation and conservation in few buffer zone villages of NDBR, and Ginoti in Uttarkashi through people participation.

• Wide coverage of the Unit R & D activities in print media at local/regional/national newspapers.

• Development of model demonstrations on rehabilitation of degraded land at 4 locations (covering 12 ha) using agroforestry and restoration ecological approaches. A pilot impact assessment exercise was held recently. Progress in terms of replications has been encouraging.

• Identification and promotion of value addition to wild edibles as a source for off-farm income generation to rural populace.

• In-depth action and scientific research on NDBR area form the basis for developing priority options for resolving policy-people conflicts on one hand and sustainable management of bioresources on the other. The wide scientific coverage motivate UNESCO (Man & Biosphere Programme), Paris to document the outcome which was brought in the form of film 'Invocations to the Mountain Goddess'.

• Capacity building of local people/farmers in the field of medicinal plants cultivation/conservation and natural resource management, while organizing regular farmers to farmer training programme has been very encouraging through which a total of 548 farmers/NGOs/GOs personnels) were trained.

• Ecological, social and policy dimensions indicators of agrobiodiversity loss were studied in detail which form the basis for developing priority interventions for conservation and management of the traditional agrobiodiversity of the region.

• Successful demonstration of hill specific potential rural technologies at four locations such as Maletha (Tehri Garhwal), Ginoti (Uttarkashi), Suraithota-Tolma (Chamoli) and Banswara (Rudraprayag).

• Detailed documentation of indigenous knowledge related agronomic practices and uses of medicinal and aromatic plants, traditional drinks/wild edibles, soil fertility maintenance etc. have been carried out.

• Developed a good network with about 90 NGOs and many individuals of the region for extension and dissemination of the Unit R & D activities.

• Model development on spring sanctuary through bio-engineering measures.

• Developed optimal resource use model for Alaknanda valley using RS/GIS.

• Environmental impact of recession of Gangotri and Dokriani Bamak glaciers.

Publications

                   International Journals - 72

                National Journals - 58

                Chapter in Books - 120

                Books - 5

                Monographs/Booklet/Leaflet - 20

                Popular Articles - 55