The Ministry of Environment and Forests is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the central government for planning, promotion and coordination of environmental and forestry programmes. The main activities of the Ministry are conservation and survey of flora, fauna, forests and wildlife; prevention and control of pollution, afforestation and regeneration of degraded areas and protection of environment. These tasks are being fulfilled through environmental impact assessment, eco-regeneration, assistance to organisations implementing environmental and forestry programmes; promotion of environmental and forestry research, extension, education and training to augment the requisite manpower; dissemination of environmental information; international cooperation and creation of environmental awareness among all sectors of the country’s population.

Utilisation of remote sensing technology for accurate inventory of resources such asland, water, forest, minerals, oceans etc. and to utilise this information for monitoring changes in ecological systems.

Universities, Colleges, R&D institutions, Non-governmental organisations.

Salaries, equipment, expendables and supplies, travel, contingencies and overheads.

International travel cost.

Salaries, equipment, expendables and supplies, travel, contingencies and overheads.

The PI is required to submit annual progress report in a prescribed proforma. The monitoring committee evaluates the progress of the project based on presentation by the PI. Action is taken on the evaluation report.

Twenty copies of the project completion report (PCR) are required to be submitted. Copies of the report are referred to expert. PCRs are separately kept in the section.

Salaries, equipment, expendables, travel, contingencies and overheads.

This programme is intended to promote research and evolve strategies or technology packages for solving location specific problems of natural resource management and conservation in the fragile ecosystem of eastern and western ghats.

Universities, Colleges, R&D institutions, Non-governmental organisations, Government agencies.

The PI is required to submit annual progress report in a prescribed proforma. Monitoring workshops are held to evaluate the progress of the project. If necessary, experts are requested to visit the PI for review.

Proposals are to be sent initially to State Research Advisory Committee and after the project is discussed in the Committee, ten copies of the final/revised project is to be sent to Ministry for consideration in the Scientific Advisory Committee on BRs for approval.

The project is monitored by a Review Committee which is held once in a year where all the PIs are required to give presentation. Follow up action on the recommendations of the Review Committee is taken immediately.

Ten copies of the project completion report (PCR) are required to be submitted. Copies of the report are referred to experts for evaluation. Copies are also sent to the concerned State governments for helping them in implementation of management action plan in the respective BRs. Copies of the PCR are kept in the section.