• To systematically study and record ichthyo faunal biodiversity of selected river systems of North Eastern Himalayan region.

• To assess conservation status of the fish species of selected river systems based on field surveys.

• Habitat characterization of selected fish species of the river system.

• To identify anthropogenic factors affecting ichthyo fauna of the river systems (if any) and to find out the mitigation measures (if required).

• A database of fish species of the river ecosystem under study indicating their true conservation status and habitat with supporting photographs.

• Identification of anthropogenic stress factors affecting ichthyo fauna of the river ecosystem (if any) and its possible mitigation measures (if required).

• Development of conservation models for fish.

• Conservation Plan for fish .

H-JRF002

Diyung River, Hill district of Assam

• To systematically study and record ichthyo faunal biodiversity of selected river systems of North Eastern Himalayan region.

• To assess conservation status of the fish species of selected river systems based on field surveys.

• Habitat characterization of selected fish species of the river system.

• To identify anthropogenic factors affecting ichthyo fauna of the river systems (if any) and to find out the mitigation measures (if required).

• Database of fish species of the river ecosystem under study indicating their true conservation status and habitat with supporting photographs.

• Identification of anthropogenic stress factors affecting ichthyo fauna of the river ecosystem (if any) and its possible mitigation measures.

• Development of conservation models for fish.

• Conservation Plan for fish.

H-JRF003

Umtrew river in Meghlaya and Assam

•To study temporal and seasonal variation of the hydro-biological profile of the critical river systems and thereby to assess its environmental health.

• To study River Ecosystem in the light of River Continuum Concept (RCC).

• To study biodiversity of the River Ecosystems.

• To identify anthropogenic factors affecting the River Ecosystem and to find out the mitigation measures.

• To study effect of climate change on the River Ecosystems (if any) .

• First hand information on environmental health of the selected river will be generated which will act as an important baseline information for future climate change related studies.

• An updated biodiversity status of the river ecosystem.

• Information on trophic level structure of the river ecosystem.

• Identification of anthropogenic stress factors affecting the river ecosystem (if any) and its possible mitigation measures.

H-JRF004

• To study temporal and seasonal variation of the hydro-biological profile of the critical river systems and thereby to assess its environmental health.

• To study River Ecosystem in the light of River Continuum Concept (RCC).

• To study biodiversity of the River Ecosystems.

• To identify anthropogenic factors affecting the River Ecosystem and to find out the mitigation measures.

• To study effect of climate change on the River Ecosystems (if any).

• First hand information on environmental health of the selected river will be generated which will act as an important baseline information for future climate change related studies.

• An updated biodiversity status of the river ecosystem.

• Information on trophic level structure of the river ecosystem.

• Identification of anthropogenic stress factors affecting the river ecosystem (if any) and its possible mitigation measures.

H-JRF005

• To identify the anthropogenic factors affecting the fish species.

• To study biology and to characterise suitable natural habitat requirements for healthy growth, survival and reproduction of the fish species.

• To design a field based recovery model for the threatened fish species under study based on the results of objective 1 & 2.

• Vital information of feeding and breeding biology of the fish species under study.

• Report on habitat characterization..

• Field based recovery model of the threatened fish species.