Completed Projects (2022-2023)

FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

BIOTECHNOLOGY DIVISION 

• To identify potentially rich areas of designated species from different agro climate zones of Madhya Pradesh.
• To select the candidate plus trees of designated species on the basis of their phenotypic traits.
• To standardize their clonal propagation technique.
• To prepare technical bulletin as an extension series of evolved technologies.

• To improve impacted site through natural regeneration and plantation activities.

CONSERVATION DIVISION 

• Preparation of QPM of the selected medicinal plant species.
• Maintenance of the existing earlier indisposed stock of medicinal plant species.
• Selling of plants in nominal rates or free distribution to cultivators and other individual households/ institutions for establishment of home/institutional herbal gardens and extension purpose (As per mandate of RCFC).

FOREST UTILIZATION DIVISION

• To strengthen the current MIS to assist in collection of market information on prices and products in local, regional & national markets.
• To monitor MSP for selected MFPs in the state and suggest improvements to ensure good returns and increase efficiency in marketing.
• To undertake study for collection of selected NTFPs.

MP State Minor Forest Produce

(Trade & Dev.) Cooperative Federation, Bhopal

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Dissemination of knowledge through training programme for sustainable management and quality fruit collection of Chironji to stakeholders.

Dr. Archana Sharma

• To disseminate the knowledge of package of practices comprising of scientific harvesting of fruits of Chironji for quality fruit collection and sustainable management of the species.

PCCF (R/E, Lok Vaniki), M.P. Bhopal

May 2022

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Training and demonstration programme on establishment and best management of Seed Production Areas, Seed Technology and Nursery Management for Field Foresters.

Dr. Archana Sharma

• Criteria for selection of Seed stands.
• Establishment and Best management of seed production areas.
• To provide basic knowledge on Seed Technology and Nursery Management.

PCCF (R/E, Lok Vaniki), M.P. Bhopal

May 2022

• लोक वानिकी प्रबंध योजना एवं भू-राजस्व संहिता की धारा 240-241 के क्रियान्वयन का अनुश्रवण एवं मूल्यांकन। .

WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

ANIMAL ECOLOGY DIVISION

Population Habitat Viability Analysis (PHVA) of Hard ground Barashingha (Cervus duvauceli branderi) for introduction in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, M.P.

Dr Aniruddha Majumder &

Dr. Jyoti Singh

1. To compare various habitat parameters of the barasingha in source sites of Kanha and the proposed releasing sites at Magdhi Range of Bandhavgarh
2. To compare basic parameters of the barasingha in grassland areas of Kanha, with proposed introduction site Magdhi of BTR and adjacent meadows for the establishment of barasingha population.
3. To study viable population of Barasingha for introduction
4. To explore the possibility of expansion of the free-ranging barasingha population and suggest measures for habitat and connectivity improvement in proposed introduction site.

Dr Aniruddha Majumder 

1. To identify best performing bamboo species in all the agro-climatic zones of the state based on the study of bamboo setums demo-plots and other bamboo plantations.
2. To identify species suitable for strengthening the socio-economic conditions of farmers and other dependent communities – basods and pan barejas.

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Non-invasive genetic analysis to establish tiger presence, minimum tiger numbers and their distribution.

HABITAT ECOLOGY DIVISION

• To study ranging & movement pattern of re- introduced tiger in Nauradehi Wildlife Division.
• To study food habit and prey choice of re-introduced tigers.
• To study habitat selection by re-introduced tigers.
• To develop suitable management strategies on long term sustenance and growth of tigers in Nauradehi and its adjoining forest patches.

FACILITATION CELL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT CELL

  Dr. Jyoti Singh,

Dr. Aniruddha Majumdar,

Dr Uday Homkar

• To collect the baseline data on existing flora and fauna and the socio-economicstatusof theareaforthebiodiversity report.
• To assess the probable impacts of the proposed activities on flora and fauna of thearea andtheirhabitat within the10km impact zone.
• To assess the impact of noise, air and water quality due to proposed activities,
• To suggest mitigation measures and animal passage plan for conservation /protection and improvement of flora, fauna, habitats and social status of localcommunities.