| Sanction Date: | 31-03-2017 | ||||
| Project Category | MG | ||||
| Year | 2016-2017 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | ||||
| BTA : | Water Resource Management | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
(i) Upper Sind basin in Jammu and Kasmir (ii) Parbati basin in Himachal Pradesh (iii) Dhauli Ganga basin in Uttarakhand (iv) Ranganandi basin in Arunachal Pradesh (v) River Imphal basin in Manipur. |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Himachal Unit, G.B. Pant 'National Institute of Himalayan Environment'(NIHE), HP, India | ||||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
| 1. | G.B. Pant National Institute of HimalayanEnvironment & Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal, India |
1. To monitor snow melt and/or headwater contribution in total
river water flow, their seasonal behavior and quality due to
climate change. |
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| 2. | G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development, North East Unit, Itanagar, India | 1. To monitor snow melt and/or headwater contribution in total
river water flow, their seasonal behavior and quality due to
climate change. |
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| 3. | CSIR: North-EastInstitute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Imphal, Manipur, India | 1. To monitor snow melt and/or headwater contribution in total
river water flow, their seasonal behavior and quality due to
climate change. 2. To assess the impacts due to erratic seasonal behavior of river/stream water flow on overall land use pattern, the developmental projects such as HEPs and riverine aquatic biodiversity. 3. To enhance capacity building of the stakeholders including 100 women in terms of increasing their resilience and adaptive capacity due to climate change for their sustainable livelihood options. 4. To suggest mitigating measures and management options due to anthropogenic impacts. 5. To provide policy guidelines for strengthening existing policies. |
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| 4. | Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-Jammu & Kashmir, India | 1. To monitor snow melt and/or headwater contribution in total
river water flow, their seasonal behavior and quality due to
climate change. 2. To assess the impacts due to erratic seasonal behavior of river/stream water flow on overall land use pattern, the developmental projects such as HEPs and riverine aquatic biodiversity. 3. To enhance capacity building of the stakeholders including 100 women in terms of increasing their resilience and adaptive capacity due to climate change for their sustainable livelihood options. 4. To suggest mitigating measures and management options due to anthropogenic impacts. 5. To provide policy guidelines for strengthening existing policies. |
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| 5. | Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-Jammu & Kashmir, India | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. J.C.Kuniyal Himachal Unit, G.B. Pant 'National Institute of Himalayan Environment'(NIHE) Mohal, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh |
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| Project Brief Description: | Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world. The receding and thinning of the Himalayan glaciers can be attributed primarily due to global warming which causes anthropogenic emissions from aerosols including black carbon and greenhouse gases. The ever increasing native and floating population influx near these glaciers, consequent deforestation and land-use changes have also adversely affected these glaciers. This project addresses the NMHS-BTG "Environmental Assessment and Management" and focuses on anthropogenic impacts on glacier receding and thinning in the Himalayan region. The intervention area undertaken covers the five (5) different glaciers in five States of IHR viz., Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. This study will be mainly performed by using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (RS & GIS) tool to assess glacier/ stream flow and surface run-off. The study will help to make a base line data generation on snow melt rate in different state of IHR due to the climate change and it will also help to assess the impact of snow melt on hydropower projects, human consumption, irrigation, aquatic biodiversity and livelihood options. The project will also organize various awareness programmes in said IHR states to enhance capacity building of the stakeholders including women in terms of increasing their resilience and adaptive capacity due to climate change for their sustainable livelihood options. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: |
Local Communities |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 2,67,68,400/- (Rupees two crores sixty seven lakh sixty eight thousand four hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To monitor snow melt and/or headwater contribution in total river water flow, their seasonal behaviour and quality due to climate change. | Establishing of 4 weather monitoring towers at 4 basins | New Database developed on impact of glacier retreat (No of Sites/basins). |
| To assess the impacts due to erratic seasonal behaviour of river/stream water flow on overall land use pattern, the developmental projects such as HEPs and riverine aquatic biodiversity. | Development of new hydro-meteorological databases for 4 river basins focusing on impact of glacier retreat. | No of field stations developed with weather monitoring facility |
| To enhance capacity building of the stakeholders including women in terms of increasing their resilience and adaptive capacity due to climate change for their sustainable livelihood options. | Research publications/ Research reports on hydrological behaviour of 4 basins. | Publication/ Reports on Hydrological behavior (No.) |
| To suggest mitigating measures and management options due to anthropogenic impacts. | Capacity building of 125 marginal farmers from 5 IHR states on adaptation to climate change. | Marginal farmers/ groups trained on adaptation to Climate Change (No.) |
| To provide policy guidelines for strengthening existing policies on snow fed rivers. | Preparation of policy guidelines for conservation of glacial and snow fed catchments. | Policy Guidelines prepared and communicated for Conservation of glaciated catchments and snow-fed rivers (No.) |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Mr. Neetu Ram | M.Sc. (Earth & Environmental Sciences)& Pursuing Ph.D. | NA | 18,000/- +HRA |
| 2. | Ms. Nidhi Kanwar | M.A. (Geography) & Pursuing Ph.D. | NA | 18,000/- +HRA |
| 3. | Mr. Chaudhary Ram | B.A | NA | 10,000/- |
| 4. | Mr. Devi Ram | Intermediate | NA | 10,000/- |
| 5. | Mr. Ajay Singh Bhoj | B. Tech. (Civil Engineering) | NA | 16,000/- +HRA |
| 6. | Mr. Kuldeep Singh Rautela | B. Tech. (Civil Engineering) | NA | 16000/- +HRA |
| 7. | Rajendra Prasad | B.Com. | NA | 10,000/ |
| 8. | Dilip Kumar | B.A | NA | 10,000/- |
| 9. | Dr. Wahengbam Deepanita Devi | Ph.D. (Forestry) | NA | 16,000/- +HRA |
| 10. | Mr. Yormar Mara | B.E. (Civil Engineering) | NA | 10,000/- |
| 11. | Mohd Sharjeel Sofi | M.Sc. Environmental Science (NET/SET) & Ph.D Pursuing | NA | 16,000/- +HRA |
| 12. | Sajad Ahmad Joo | M.A. Geography | NA | 8,000/- |
| 13. | Ms Anniebesant Devi | M. Sc. Botany | NA | Rs 16,000 + 8% HRA |
| 14. | Ms. Th Selvia Devi | BCA | NA | Rs 10,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Details/Use of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| Parbati Basin, Himachal Pradesh | |||
| 1. | Automatic Water Level Stage Recorder (pressure based) | HOBO/U20-001-01 | 75,009.00/- |
| 2. | Automatic Weather Tower | Campbell Scientific | 11,45,421/- |
| 3. | Upgradation of 5 User GIS workstation | ERDAS Edu Kit Software 2013 to 2016 (5 User License) | 5,66,400 |
| Dhauliganga Basin, Uttarakhand | |||
| 4. | Automatic Water Level Stage Recorder (Pressure Based) | HOBO/U20-001-01 | 75,009/- |
| 5. | Automatic Weather Tower ( 10 m) | Campbell Scientific | 11,45,421/- |
| 6. | Automatic Water Level Stage Recorder (Pressure Based) | Campbell Scientific | 75,009/- |
| Ranganadi Basin, Arunachal Pradesh | |||
| 7. | Automatic Weather Tower | Campbell Scientific | 11,45,421/- |
| 8. | Automatic Water Level Stage Recorder (Pressure Based) (Sindh Basin, Jammu and Kashmir) | -- | -- |
| Sindh Basin, Jammu and Kashmir | |||
| 9. | Automatic Weather Tower | Campbell Scientific | 11,45,421 |
| 10. | Automatic Water Level Stage Recorder (Pressure Based) (Sindh Basin, Jammu and Kashmir) | HOBO/U20-001-01 | 75,009 |
| 11. | Sediment sampler (1 No.) | DH 48 | 38,350/- |
| 12. | GIS Workstation (In progress) | -- | - |
| 13. | Automatic water level stage recorder (In progress) | -- | 1,44,000 |
