Projects
Execution of 10 kW biomass power generation project in Deodhara Village of Komna Block
September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2008
| Completed Project
The project aims to demonstrate a sustainable model for generation and suppply of electricity using local biomass resources. The village site proposed for the project is one of the remote unelectrified villages of Komna block. The Deodhara village has 6 hamlets, having about 275 households, 2-3 km apart from each other.
Comparative risk assessment for interventions aimed at reduction of indoor air pollution associated with biomass fuel use in rural and urban settings of Andhra Pradesh - an integrated evaluation
September 1, 2003 to October 18, 2006
| Completed Project
The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of various interventions aimed at reducing the levels of indoor air pollution in homes that use biomass fuels in the rural and urban settings of Andhra Pradesh on the basis of health risks and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by applying CHRA (comparative health risk assessment) procedures.
Natural resource accounting in the states of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal for the mining sector
September 1, 2003 to July 31, 2005
| Completed Project
The objective of this project is to estimate the cost of mineral depletion and control environmental degradation due to mining, in order to adjust and arrive at better measures of growth and income in the states of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
Project for textiles clusters at Jasol, Balotra, and Bithuja belt of Barmer District in Rajasthan
August 1, 2003 to March 31, 2007
| Completed Project
The objectives are to (1) assist the Jasol Water Pollution Control and Treatment Trust in the development of HRTS (high rate transpiration system) for utilization of treated effluent; (2) provide need-based support to the trust at Jasol for supervision of works related to construction of 2.5 MLD (million litres per day) CETP (common effluent treatment plant) and drainage leading to CETP; (3) assis
Building energy efficiency awareness in schools through curriculum interventions and sensitization programmes
August 1, 2003 to January 31, 2005
| Completed Project
In an attempt to sensitise the young minds, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Ministry of Power has set the ball rolling in the form of an innovative programme addressing the need for awareness on energy conservation within the school network through formal and non- formal approaches.
Creation of a knowledge bank for efficient water use in agro-based industries
August 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004
| Completed Project
Feasibility study at three National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd locations, viz. Singrauli, Korba, and Anta for setting up DDG (decentralized distributed generation) project for village electrificati
July 22, 2003 to September 30, 2004
| Completed Project
VTPS - Reclaiming of Stage-I ash pond - development of green cover with mycorrhizal organo-biofertilizer
July 1, 2003 to March 13, 2006
| Completed Project
The objectives are (1) to convert fly ash overburdens to better substrates for plant growth; (2) to identify tree/undercover species used for afforestation based on the economic importance (herbaceous plants, foliage plants, fuel wood, pulp and paper, etc.); (3) to address environmental concerns suitably; (4) to convert ash ponds and townships in aesthetically superior greens thereby achieving eco