| Sanction Date: | 31-03-2017 | ||||
| Project Category | SG | ||||
| Year | 2016-2017 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | ||||
| BTA : |
Skill Development and Capacity Building |
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| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Local communities around Rudrasagar lake. |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Department of Forestry and Biodiversity, Tripura University |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
| 1. | Department of Forestry and Biodiversity, Tripura University | Research work (both field and laboratory based work) and financial and other management responsibility |
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| 2. | Rudrasagar Udbastu Fisherman Samabaya Samity (Local Community Body) | Communicate with local people for restoration of ecosystem services and also awareness, support and benefit sharing | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Sourabh Deb Department of Forestry and Biodiversity Tripura University, Suryamaninangar, West Tripura, Tripura 799022 |
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| Project Brief Description: | The Rudrasagar lake of Tripura is degrading day by day due to siltation, weed infestation, encroachment, pollution, illegal fishing and hunting of migratory birds. In this context, aims of this project are: (i) to know the ecosystem services provided by the lake (ii) to restoration of ecosystem services through community participation for its sustainable management and conservation. To achieve the same, majors activities such as sediment sampling, water quality analysis, socio-economic survey and awareness & capacity building of local people will be carried out for sustainable management and conservation of the lake. The project compliments the Broad Thematic Groups (BTGs) � �Awareness and Capacity Building� under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS). The project will also organize various awareness programme for local communities about ecosystem services of Rudrasagar Lake. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Local communities around Rudrasagar lake.
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 24,47,200/- (Rupees twenty four lakh forty seven thousand two hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To know the ecosystem services provided by the Rudrasagar lake including its available resources, water quality, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, impact of climate change on this wetland, gender equality to use of its resources. . | A Compendium on Ecosystem Services provided by Rudrasagar Lake (including its available resources, water quality, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, etc.) | Action Plan developed for conservation and restoration of Wetland Ecosystem Services by Community Involvement (Nos). |
| To promote optimum utilization of wetland ecosystem services and its sustainable management and conservation through restoration of wetland ecosystem services by community involvement. . | 3 components (water quality, biodiversity , carbon sequestration) of Rudrasagar lake ecosystem will be assessed and reported | Assessment Reports on Water Quality, Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration (Nos.) |
| Physico-chemical Water Quality Parameters monitored (Nos.) | ||
| Action Plan for Conservation and utilization of ecosystem services of Lakes (with specific Objectives, Monitoring Indicators, and Measurable Outcomes). |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Prabir Barman | M.Sc. in Ecology and Environmental Science | JPF | 18,000/- +HRA |
| 2. | Amarendra Chakma Kumar | B.Sc | FA | 8,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | GPS (01 Nos) | Brand: Garmin Model: GPS Map 64s | 27564/- |
| 2. | BOD Incubator (01 Nos) | Brand: REMI Model No. CI 10 PLUS | 165200/- |
| 3. | Stereomicroscop e with computer (01Nos) | Brand: OPTSCO PE | 169100/- |
