Why This Project?
The water resources of India drain from 19 major river basins. In case of almost all these river basins, the River Health deteriorates over time, whereas on the other side demand for fresh and potable water increases. There is ample time to act to revitalize the natural health of our rivers before the pinnacle point of destruction.
This project aims to organize an intensive training programme for the critical stakeholders covering the local community and river health managers in India
Biological Indicators Are The Best Tools To Assess The River Health: National-Level Training
Biological indicators such as birds, insects, plants, lichens and microbes are the best tools to monitor the river health and ...
Committed approach needed for nature conservation: State-level Training on assessing the health of the Pampa river
State Training programme on assessing the health of the Pampa river based on bioindicators, organised by the M.S. Swaminathan Research ...
At the outset of this project, we start retrieving all possible kinds of literature, sorting the same based on primary, secondary & tertiary data. Later on, as the work plan activities proceeds, we will shortlist the most relevant stakeholders & project partners who can productively contribute to this project. Subsequently, we will monitor the sensitive sites of this River, taking the excellent river source of Pampa as the control site and a few severely polluted sites as experimental sites. This approach will aid in comparatively analyzing the extent of health vulnerability. Based on the sample results & well-framed training manual, ...
The prime focus of this project is to train and empower the critical stakeholders in river management & restoration practices. The training is in the context of an acute shortage of well-trained individuals with good reflexes in rectifying the fluctuating health of the River and riverine resources. The training is aimed at imparting science-based knowledge and skills to assess and monitor the comprehensive health of culturally and economically important rivers of India. The trainees also will be familiarized with innovative river management practices and the power of people’s participation in river health management. The training group includes a cohort of ...
Vemaband Lake
Vemaband Lake is a vast transitional ecotone between sea and land and is a vibrant coastal wetland habit that contributes ...
Pampa River: The case study River for the training
Pampa river is known as the 'Dakshina Bhageerathi' and is the third-longest river in Kerala after Periyar, spanning about 176 ...
Our Guests, Speakers & Trainers
Prof. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Dr Jayanta Bandyopadhyay had retired as Professor from IIM Calcutta in 2012 and now a visiting distinguished ...
Dr E. J. James
Dr E. J. James is a member of the Governing Body of Wetlands International South Asia.He is ...
Dr. R. Ajayakumar Varma
Dr Varma had a long-term successful career with the National Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram. He ...
Prof. T. Jayaraman
Prof. T. Jayaraman has a long-term association with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai as a faculty ...
Dr. Mathew Koshy Punnakadu
Dr. Mathew Koshy Punnakadu is a noted Environmental Scientist, Environmental writer and Environmental activist. He is now ...
Dr. Nadesa Panicker Anil Kumar
Dr. Anil Kumar is an Agrobiodiversity management practitioner at M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) based at ...
Dr. G.N. Hariharan
Dr. G.N. Hariharan is the Executive Director (In-charge) of MSSRF and the head of its Biotechnology wing ...
Prof. John Morse
Dr Morse is a Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the Agricultural and Environmental Science Department of Clemson ...
Dr T. Sabu
Dr T. Sabu is with Centre for Environment and Development, Thiruvananthapuram as its Program Director. He has ...
Dr Richard Storey
Richard Storey is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Aquatic Ecology Centre, Kathmandu University. Had a long term ...
Dr. Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan
Dr. PriyadarsananDharmarajan is a Senior Fellow & Program Leader at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and ...
Dr. Sylas V.P
Dr. Sylas V.P. is an Assistant Professor at School of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He ...
Dr. Joby Paul
Dr. Joby Paul is an Assistant Professor and Research Guide at St. Thomas College, Thissur. His expertise ...
Dr. Bijukumar
Dr. Bijukumar is Professor and Head of the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, ...
Dr. D. Padmalal
Dr. D. Padmalal is with National Centre for Earth Science Studies. His area of Expertise is in ...
Dr. N. Unnikrishnan
Dr. N. Unnikrishnan is a botanist and bamboo specialist, retired as Professor from SVR NSS College, Pathanamthitta ...
Dr. Harikumar P S
Dr Harikumar is with Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikkode as a Senior Principal Scientist ...
Dr T. V. Ramachandra
Dr Ramachandra leads the Energy and Wetlands Research Group at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute ...
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