Lok Sabha Question No. 2717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Research on Himalayan Glaciers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2717

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.8.2016

## Research on Himalayan Glaciers

## 2717 DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK'

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Institutes  and  Universities  where  the  research  on  the  Himalayan Glaciers and other related issues is being conducted, State-wise;
- (b) the  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  to  Himalayan  Study  Institutes  by  the  Government along  with  the  amount  utilised  by  these  institutes  during  each  of  the  last  three  years, institute-wise;
- (c) the progress achieved by the said study centres/institutes; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  new  research  projects  including  projects related to global warming and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) A number of Institutes and Universities in the country are involved in various aspects of the Himalayan Region including studies on glaciers. These include the following:
1. Geological Survey of India, North Zonal Office, Lucknow, UP
2. Centre for Glaciology, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
3. GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand
4. National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
5. Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
6. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
7. Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleo - Botany, Lucknow, UP
8. Geology Department of H.N. Bahuguna University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand
9. Jammu University, Jammu, J&K
10. Sikkim Science and Technology Department, Gangtok, Sikkim

(b) (c ) & (d) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF&CC) supports the  activities  of  GB  Pant  National  Institute  of  Himalayan  Environment  and  Sustainable Development, Almora, Uttarakhand for undertaking studies in the Himalayan Region and for the implementation  of  the  National  Mission  on  Himalayan  Studies  (NMHS).  A  project  titled, 'Monitoring  Snow  and  Glaciers  of  Himalayan  region  (Phase-II)',  has  been  jointly  funded  by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Department of Space (DOS) in the year 2010 and has been executed by Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad as a nodal agency in collaboration with eighteen other institutions of the nation for a total project cost of Rs10.93 crores of which an amount of Rs 605.21 lakhs has been released so far.

The studies  under  the  National  Mission  on  Himalayan  Studies  were  launched  recently during  2015-16,  for  a  period  of  three  to  five  years.  No  research  project  has  been  sanctioned during the current financial year.

The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology is coordinating and implementing the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE).  Under  this  mission,  an  Inter-University  Consortium  in  Cryospheric  Research  has been set up with four partnering Universities. In addition, establishment of State Climate Change Centres/Cells in various institutes/departments of seven out of twelve Himalayan States, namely Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim and Meghalaya is being funded under the NMSHE.

The details of the allocation of funds and expenditure incurred during the last three years by  the  GB  Pant  National  Institute  of  Himalayan  Environment  and  Sustainable  Development, NMHS, NMSHE and Geological Survey of India, is given at Annexures-I (A), (B), (C) and (D).

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Annexure-I referred to in answer to parts (b) (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2717 on Research on Himalayan Glaciers asked by Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'NISHANK', M.P., due for reply on 02.08.2016

## Details of the Funds allocated by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to Himalayan Studies and Amount utilized during the last three years

|     |                                                                                          |                 |                 |                 |               | (Rs. in crore)   | (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl. | Name of the Organization/Institute                                                       | Funds allocated | Funds allocated | Funds allocated | Fund Utilized | Fund Utilized    | Fund Utilized    |
| No. |                                                                                          | FY 2013-14      | 2014- 15        | 2015-16         | FY 2013-14    | 2014-15          | 2015-16          |
| 1.  | G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalaya Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora | 14.00           | 13.00           | 13.00           | 13.92         | 13.27            | 12.64            |
| 2.  | Institute/organization supported under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS)  | -               | -               | 67.10*          | -             | -                |                  |

Annexure-I referred to in answer to parts (b) (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2717 on Research on Himalayan Glaciers asked by DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK', M.P., due for reply on 02.08.2016

Institutions under National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMHSHE) supported by Department of Science and Technology

Details of Allocation and Expenditure incurred by NMSHE during the last three years

## Inter University Consortium Funding Status (NMSHE)

## 2013 -14

|   Sr.No. | Financial year   | Total Project Cost   |   Released General | Released Capital   | Name of the institute/Department                                                        |
|----------|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2013 - 14        | 18,02,04,000         |            8000000 | 12,20,00000        | Kashmir University, Jammu University, Sikkim University and Jawaharlal Nehru University |

## State Funding Status (NMSHE) States

## 2014 -15

|   Sr.No. | Financial year   | Total Project Cost   |   Released General |   Released Capital | Name of the institute/Department                                                                                |
|----------|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        2 | 2014 - 15        | 19880000             |            2500000 |            7500000 | Department of Environment, Science & Technology Narayan Villa, Woodville Palace Chotta Shimla Shimla 171 002 HP |
|        3 | 2014 - 15        | 38494000             |            3500000 |           11500000 | Department of Science and Technology Government of Sikkim Development Area Gangtok 737 101Sikkim                |
|        4 | 2014 - 15        | 25860000             |            3500000 |            5500000 | Department of Enviornment and Remote Sensing SDA Colony, Bemina Srinagar, J&K                                   |
|        5 | 2014 - 15        | 17744,000            |            2500000 |            5000000 | Directorate of Environment, Government of Manipur, Porompat, Imphal East 795005 Manipur                         |
|        6 | 2014 - 15        | 22880000             |            2500000 |            5000000 | Department of Sc. Tech & Environment New Capital Complex Government of Tripura Agartala 799 001Tripura          |
|        7 | 2014 - 15        | 13884000             |            2000000 |            1500000 | Mizoram Council of Science, Technology & Environment, , Planning Secretariat Building, Aizawl, Mizoram          |

Annexure-I referred to in answer to parts (b) (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No.  2717  on  Research  on  Himalayan  Glaciers  raised  by  Dr.  R POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK', M.P., due for reply on 02.08.2016

## Institutions under National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMHSHE) supported by Department of Science and Technology

## 2015 -16

|   Sr.No. | Financial year   |   Total Project Cost |   Released General | Released Capital   | Name of the institute/Department                                                                                                                       |
|----------|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2015 - 16        |             15655492 |            2700000 | 336292             | Chief Conservator of Forests, Research & Training, Meghalaya Basin Development Authority, Sylvan House, Lower Lachumiere, Shillong - 793001 .Meghalaya |
|        2 | 2015 - 16        |             13884000 |            2160000 | ---                | Mizoram Council of Science, Technology & Environment, , Planning Secretariat Building, Aizawl, Mizoram                                                 |

## Budgetary details Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG)

## (Amount in Lakh)

| Financial Yr.   |   Opening Bal. |   Grant received |   Intt. received |   Utilized |
|-----------------|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------|
| 2013 - 14       |         127.8  |             15   |             1.33 |     131.69 |
| 2014 - 15       |          12.44 |            546.5 |             7.73 |     141.68 |
| 2015 - 16       |         424.99 |             99   |            12.55 |     238.24 |

Annexure-I referred to in answer to parts (b) (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2717 on Research on Himalayan Glaciers asked by DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK', M.P., due for reply on 02.08.2016

## Details of Allocation and Expenditure incurred by Geological Survey of India during the last three years

Sanction

|        | 2013 - 14   | 2014 - 15   | 2015 - 16   |
|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Hamtah | 9,63,785=00 | 9,90,000=00 | 9,90,000=00 |
| Ladakh | 9,90,000=00 | 8,50,000=00 | 9,00,000=00 |

Expenditure

|        | 2013 - 14   | 2014 - 15   | 2015 - 16   |
|--------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Hamtah | 9,63,785=00 | 9,14,272    | 8,84,092    |
| Ladakh | 8,01,395=00 | 7,49,723    | 4,63,987    |

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