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National Mission on Himalayan Studies
Implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC)
Nodal and Serving hub with G.B. Pant "National Institute of Himalayan Environment"(NIHE)

Small Grants (SG) Projects
The main aim of the SG is to finance small projects with a total budgetary outlay of not more than 50 lakhs to support strategic and tailor-made local community action for management of IHR ecosystems and their use on a sustainable basis. Small Projects are meant to support local NGOs/ agencies/ individuals, which/ who are often best positioned to work with local communities and possess a good understanding of local ecological and social-institutional conditions.

The SG implementation follows a strategic approach by targeting a well-defined geographic and/or thematic area prioritised by the NMHS Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) with the long-term view to develop the resilience of ecosystem-dependent mountain communities. As an overarching principle, the SG projects shall be problem- oriented and shall remain grounded and linked with the realities and needs of local communities.

Apart from providing direct environmental and livelihood benefits locally, the SG projects are expected to offer tangible 'models' to inspire policy-making and they should include concrete measures to ensure participation, gender equality and secure livelihoods for the marginalized groups. In this way, the SG projects will help in linking the household and community level to the dynamics of policy- and decision-making about mountain area planning and investment.


Sanctioned SG Projects for Financial Year 2015-16 (Total Projects: 11)

Projects are completed in this category please check under review or completed projects
S. No. Project Title Project Proponent Total Grants
(in Rs.)
1st Installment
(in Rs.)
2nd Installment
(in Rs.)
3rd Installment
(in Rs.)
Details
S. No. Project Title Project Proponent Total Grants
(in Rs.)
1st Installment
(in Rs.)
2nd Installment
(in Rs.)
3rd Installment
(in Rs.)
Details
1
Geomorphic characterization of flash floods and mass wasting in upper Ganga terrain of Garhwal Himalaya: role of climate - tectonic interaction in gradation processes" Dr. A.K. Pandey
CSIR, National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road, Hyderabad
49,20,000
25,72,400
9,97,400
Not Given
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2
Drinking Water Security for Rural Areas in Uttarakhand Himalayas by Riverbank Filtration, Robust Disinfection Systems and Community Participation Er. R.K. Rohela

Cooperation Centre for Riverbank Filration (CCRBF), Dehradun.
49,90,200
24,12,000
12,80,000
Not Given
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3
Development of psychrophilic earthworms for bio-waste conversion in Gurez and Tulail valleys of Jammu & Kashmir Dr. Tahir Ahmad Sheikh
Assistant professor (Agronomy), Chief Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, J&K
14,40,000
4,79,000
4,04,000
4,13,000
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4
Identification, assessment and enhancement of soil carbon and nitrogen sequestration potential of different ecosystems in the central Himalayan through a participatory approach Shri. V.S. Meena
Scientist (Soil Science), ICAR-VPKAS, Almora, Uttarakhand
33,46,000
12,29,000
9,94,000
Not Given
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5
Conservation strategies for Taxus wallichiana and Ulmus wallichiana by DNA markers and geospatial technology Dr. Pankaj Bhardwaj
Centre for Plant Sciences, Central University of Punjab Mansa Road, Bathinda, Punjab
34,94,600
17,60,000
7,60,000
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6
Fish Faunal Diversity, Habitat Ecology and their Conservation strategies of the Kameng River system in Arunachal Pradesh Dr. Dandadhar Sarma
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, AssamDr. Dandadhar Sarma, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam
24,66,750
10,80,400
5,55,400
7,47,855
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7
Population dynamics and Biogeography of Himalayan Mouse-Hare Ochotona roylei in relation to their impact on the medicinal flora of Western Himalaya Prof. S.N. Bahuguna
Department of Zoology & Biotechnology, H.N.B Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttarakhand
26,54,200
12,47,200
5,27,200
6,14,380
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8
Survey and Mapping of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPS) and other RET/NTFPs on alpine regions of Uttarakhnad and developing Uttarakhand-Alpine Information System (UK-AIS) Dr. Gajendra Singh
Uttarakhand Space Application Centre, Dehradun, UK
36,50,400
19,60,800
7,05,400
Not Given
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9
Post-Fire Management in the Pine Forests of Indian Himalayan Region By studying, conserving and distributing cultivable microbial biota to increase ecological succession and to revive forest productivity Prof. Adesh K Saini
Center of Himalayan Research on Himalayan Sustainability and Development, Shoolini university of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan (HP)
40,26,000
21,61,200
7,36,200
10,15,740
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10
Vegetation heterogeneity and impacts of changing climatic and land use patterns on two contrasting timberline ecotones of Upper Chenab catchment, J & K and conservation strategies thereof Prof. Anil K Raina
Professor and Head, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, New University Campus Jammu (J&K)
25,21,400
11,42,800
6,30,800
Not Given
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1
Understanding the degradation and loss of primary forest in the Teesta valley of the Sikkim Himalaya: a framework for recovery and management of biodiversity and bioresources Dr. Robert Jhon Chandran
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (WB)
23,11,200
8,31,500
6,96,500
7,04,880
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