Small Grants (SG) Projects Details - 2023-24
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 Approved for Financial Year 2023-24 (Total Projects: 9)

S. No. Project Title Project Proponent
Total Grants (in Rs.)
1st Installment (in Rs.) (25% of Total Project Cost)
Latest Quarterly Report
Details
1.
Community based Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials (MPCM) Assisted Hybrid Solar Agro-Processing Centers
Dr. Sudipta Halder
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT)-Silchar, Assam-788010
49,00,000
19,50,000
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2.
Technological Interventions for the Efficient Utilization of Sericulture Waste for the Development of Burn Ointments: An entrepreneurial step in rural livelihood
Dr. Syed Mudasir Ahmad Andrabi
Assistant Professor
Division of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and AH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India, SKUAST-K, J&K-190006
50,00,000
23,05,480
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3.
Assessing Health of the High-Altitude Lake (HAL) Tenbawa and Ecosystem Sustainability in Response to Changing Climate in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim Himalaya
Dr. Manasi Debnath
Department of Geography, School of Sciences Nagaland University Lumami, Zunheboto-798627, Nagaland
49,40,000
25,00,200
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4.
Microbial Assisted Bio/ Phytoremediation of Municipal Waste Dump Sites in the Central Himalaya
Dr. Sumit Rai
Scientist C, Centre for Environment Assessment & Climate Change G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (NIHE) Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand
49,90,000
35,67,080
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5.
Reclamation of Dumping Sites in Different Regions of Uttarakhand Himalaya by Enhancing the Bioremediation Potential of Selected Microbes.
Dr. Mukesh Samant
Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Soban Singh Jeena (SSJ) University Almora Campus, Almora, Uttarakhand
49,52,000
28,66,000
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6.
Design and Development of Renewable Energy Powered Bakery Unit for Skill Development and Employment Generation in Himalayan Region
Dr. Yatheshth Anand
Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) Katra, Jammu, J&K-182320
48,00,000
26,74,500
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7.
Ectoparasite Infestation in Small Mammals and Other Risk Factors in the Context of Scrub Typhus: An emerging zoonotic threat in the Himalayan Region
Dr. Sunita Pradhan
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Regional Office – Eastern Himalaya Northeast India, NH-10, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim-737102.
47,33,425
17,93,810
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8.
Sustainable Restoration of Agricultural Soils contaminated with Complex Hydrocarbon Pollutants of "Produced-Water" through Rhizoremediation.
Prof. Piyush Pandey
Head of the Department, Soil and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Assam University Silchar, Cachar, Assam -788011
50,00,000
22,52,800
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9.
Rejuvenation of Used Lithium-Ion Batteries by Gel Addition Process: A novel recycling plan
Prof. Deepak Pant
Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), Dharamshala, Kangra, Shahpur, Himachal Pradesh
49,90,000
35,43,000
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