| Sanction Date: | 14.07.2020 | ||||
| Project Category | MG | ||||
| Year | 2020-2021 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 8 Months 15 Days + 6 Months + 6 Months | ||||
| BTA : | WRM | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Rispana River Basin in Uttarakhand and Kameng River Basin in Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati Surjyamukhi Road, North Amingaon Assam-781039 | ||||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
| 1. | Prof. Subashisa Dutta, IIT Guwahati |
• Technology development and
modeling studies for study area.
Development of conceptual
framework for CIA model
development • Overall coordination of the project Field survey and data collection • Mathematic modeling and physical modeling • Conceptual model development • Capacity development |
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| 2. | Prof. S. K. Dwivedy, IIT Guwahati |
• Development of low-cost robotic
system • Fabrication, development and application of Robotic system • Capacity development |
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| 3. | Prof. S.K. Barik, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow |
• Ecological modeling • Collection and generation of data in respect of ecosystems, plants, animals and river biology for CIA Field visits • Ecological concepts framework • Developing concept for CIA Software • Ecological modeling • Capacity building |
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| 4. | Dr. Rishikesh Bharti, IIT, Guwahati | • Geological investigations in the
study area • Geological investigations • CIA model development |
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| 5. | Shri. S. Tarafdar | • Thermal regime monitoring
network • Gathering of relevant information in the western Himalayan catchment • Field campaigns • Establishing thermal regime monitoring network • CIA development for Western Himalayas • Capacity building |
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| 6. | Shri. Alok. Patnaik | • Environment or social specialist • Policy management in CIA model development |
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| Lead Proponent: | Prof. Subashisa Dutta |
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| Project Brief Description: |
Two potential river basins, one in the Western Himalaya (Nayar watershed, Himachal Pradesh)
and another in the Eastern Himalaya (Kameng watershed, Arunachal Pradesh) have been
selected as the case areas. The major problems identified and will be further targeted to resolve
in this work are as follows. • Unavailability in low-cost equipment for in-situ measurement • Understanding the micro-environment at river bed and its variation with altitude • Ranges in essential parameters of micro-environment characteristics (e.g. flow velocity, depth, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity, velocity and turbidity etc.) are not focused • Ecological habitat characterization • No methodology for evaluation of CIA is standardized This project develops a holistic methodology to improve the water security, renewable energy, reduce the extreme hydrological vulnerability, and enhance biodiversity. As the project is generic in nature, the present methodology can be helpful for conducting CIA assessment in other basins by considering the local factors. |
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| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Hydro power developers, river basin management authorities, state water resources department and other ecology and bio-diversity conservation departments are the key beneficiaries of the present project |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 2,45,01,040 (Rupees: Two crore forty five lakh one thousand forty only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To manufacture low-cost robotic technology with sensors and communication system for measuring micro-environment underwater and nearby land surface ecology for inaccessible river reaches • To conduct physical hydraulic experiments for underwater micro-environment characterization by measuring parameters (velocity, turbulence, temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO)). • To conduct three-dimensional mathematical hydrodynamic sediment and water quality modeling for obtaining flow depth, velocity, temperature, DO for development of Hydrology - Ecology relationships. • To improve Building Block approach of CIA by using long term hydrologic dataset and ecological relationships for Himalayan Rivers. • To develop a Network Approach of CIA by considering landscape connectivity and impact rating in Himalayan Catchments. • To develop a decision support system with CIA concepts, hydrological models and hydraulic models for end-users. |
• Improved Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) model using 2 river basins data with software • Ready to use low-cost robotic technology with sensor and communication system for inaccessible reaches of rivers • Standardized decision support system (in form of software) with CIA concept • Three-dimensional mathematical hydrodynamic model for sediment and water quality modeling for development of Hydrology - Ecology relationships • Data Products of morphometric analysis of Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh) and Rispana (Dehradun) River Systems using remote sensing and GIS techniques • Data dissemination web portal • Field application manual of developed robotic system • Knowledge products 6 papers/ briefs/ 2 basin data base/monographs |
• New Database on Characterization of the behavior of flow / Morphometric analysis (No) • Developed model code for evaluation of CIA (Y/N) • Number of state and national level workshop conducted (Nos./total beneficiaries) • Advanced low-cost measurement techniques/sensors developed/tested (No) • Website for distribution of information of Model code • No. of Reports/Research articles/Policy documents prepared and published (Nos.) • Application software developed on standardized decision support system (No) |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Qualification | Designation (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 RA-I | @ Rs.47,000/- + HRA | ||
| 2. | 01 SRF | Rs.35,000/- + HRA | ||
| 3. | 02 JRF | @ Rs.31,000/-+ HRA | ||
| 4. | 01 JRF | @ Rs.31,000/- + HRA | ||
| 5. | 02 Lab/ Field Assistant | Rs.13,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Use of Equipment/ Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler-1 nos Rs.14.00 Lakh, Ground Penetrating Radar-1 nos Rs.27.00 Lakh, Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter-1 nos Rs.11.00 Lakh, Bed Profiler- 1 nos Rs.8.00 Lakh, Workstation- 1 nos and Laptop-1 nos Rs.3.00 Lakh, Ambient/ Air Temperature Logger with accessories-10 nos. Rs.3.00 Lakh, Water level/with baro logger/ with temperature sensor/EC with base station and software-10 nos Rs.6.50 lakh. | 72,50,000/- |
