| Sanction Date: | 31-03-2016 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2015-2016 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||
| BTA : | Biodiversity Conservation and Management | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Tungnath (3600 masl) and new site at Baniyakund (2460 m asl), Chopta, Uttarakhand |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre (HAPPRC) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| NA | ||||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. M. C. Nautiyal High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre (HAPPRC) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Srinagar (Garhwal) |
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| Project Brief Description: | Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPS) represent a consistent part of the natural biodiversity endowment of many countries. The increasing demand for MAPS have been met by indiscriminate harvesting of spontaneous flora, including those found only in higher Himalayan region. This has resulted in severe loss of population and genetic diversity and particularly the sensitive plant species i.e. rare, endangered, threatened and endemic ones for various purposes. This project therefore is aimed to establish the gene pool, propagation (seeds, vegetative parts, in vitro), multiplication, ex-situ conservation, development of nature interpretation site and large scale planting materials to minimize the scarcity of planting materials of sensitive plant species and generation of base line data on climatic change and global warming within for the purposes of scientific studies, cultivation and product development. The project will develop a minimum 15 lakh seedlings/ propagules of selected species and simultaneously, 10.0 h (approximate 500 nali& 500 farmers) land will be covered under cultivation of the selected species in selected blocks of Uttarakhand. Furthermore, generated agro-technology and scientific information to real users will be made available through training, exposure visit and organizing tours. The project falls under the broad thematic group of 'Environmental assessment and management' of the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS). | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | • IHR farming communities • Local and community institutions working on medicinal plants cultivation and ecotourism. • Research institutions and private industries. |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs.2,07,96,000/-( Rupees Two crore seven lakh ninety six thousand only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| Ensure the ex-situ maintenance of various listed sensitive plant species (rare, endangered, threatened and endemic ones) of medicinal and aromatic importance in 2.5 ha of land and establishing site for nature interpretation, long run scientific studies and for use of various stakeholders. | 15 lakh seedlings developed and Propagation and multiplication (minimum 15 lakh seedlings/ propagules of selected species). | No of sapling developed and propagated (No. of saplings/species) |
| Development of the site (Alpine Research Station, Tungnath) as educational tourism spot. | Conversion of 10ha land into cultivation of selected high value species | Area of high altitude land cultivated under project (ha) |
| Development of the large scale planting materials (approximate 15 lakh seedlings) to meet out the growing demand of planting materials by different stakeholders for the purpose of new investigation and cultivation/plantation. | Development of one new site for nature lover and as educational tourism spot. | Database on climate and CO2 (sheest/Nos) |
| Observation on baseline climatic information (i.e. minimum and maximum temperature, humidity, rainfall, snow fall etc) of the project site and observation on growth and yield of selected species under simulated conditions (OTCs). | Generation of base line data on climate and increased CO2 concentration will help in identifying the assumption of climate change and its effect on plant growth. | Framers/ Community groups trained (Nos) |
| Transfer of developed information, technology and planting materials (elite one) to farmer/CBOs for livelihood opportunity through training, cultivation (approximate 10 h lands) and marketing as well as ex situ conservation. | Communication mechanism with community through awareness campaigns and trainings. | Publications of knowledge products (No.) |
| Provide planting materials to different stakeholders particularly farmers and community organizations for plantation/cultivation. |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Dr. B.S. Mengwal | Ph.D. | Research Scientist | 26000 + 10% HRA |
| 2. | Mr. Pardeep Dobhal | M.Sc. | JPF | 16000 + 10% HRA |
| 3. | Mr. Jaidev Chauhan | M.Sc. | JPF | 16000 + 10% HRA |
| 4. | Mr. Subham Bhatt | Intermediate | Office/Lab Assistant | 10000 + 10% HRA |
| 5. | Mr. Durga Prasad Gairola | Intermediate | Lab/Office Assistant | 11000 + 10% HRA |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Automatic Weather Monitoring System | Delta | 11,84,129/- |
| 2. | Seed germinator | SRL-SG-11-D | 5,84,100/- |
| 3. | SS field distillation Unit | Swaraj Fabrication (ISO 9001:2008) | 2,98,000/- |
| 4. | Shadehouse | Iron/local made | 3,30,000/- |
| 5. | Prefabricated Detachable Temporary Hutment | Iron/local made | 9,95,000/- |
| 6. | Polyhouse | Iron/local made | 3,90,000/- |
| 7. | Photovoltaic Power Generating System | Sky Line Solar | 12,87,000/- |
| 8. | Open Top Chambers | Genesis Technology | 14,85,000/- |
| 9. | Laminar Air Flow | Rescholar (Model no. RH-58-04) | 2,47,800/- |
