Bioresources and Sustainable Livelihoods in Northeast India
A Department of Biotechnology (DBT) funded project

Overall Project Co-ordinator – Dr. R. Ganesan, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: rganesan@atree.org

Overall Project Co-Coordinator – Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, Institute for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: director.ibsd@nic.in

Component 1 - Mapping of Bioresources

Subproject 1
PI: Dr. R. Ganesan, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: rganesan@atree.org
Co-PIs: Dr. G Ravikanth, E-mail: gravikanth@atree.org, Dr. Muneeswaran Mariappan, E-mail: muneeswaran.m@atree.org

Subproject 2
PI: Dr. Gitamani Dutta, Institute: Balipara Foundation, Tezpur, E-mail: gita.dutta@baliparafoundation.com, gitadtt@gmail.com
Co-PI: Dr. Darshana Borah, E-mail: darshana.borah@baliparafoundation.com,

Subproject 6
PI: Dr. Neizo Puro, Institute: Nagaland University, Kohima, E-mail: neizopuro@yahoo.co.in
Co-PI: Dr. Limasenla, E-mail: limasenla@mail.org

Subproject 7
PI: Dr. Biseshwori Thongam, Institute: Institute for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: b_thongam07@yahoo.com

Subproject 8
PI: Dr. Bianka Nunga Zote, Institute: Mizoram University, Aizawl, E-mail: biaknunga@gmail.com

Subproject 9
PI: Dr.Badal Kumar Datta, Institute: Tripura University, Agartala, E-mail: dattabadal2008@gmail.com

Subproject 10
PI: Dr.Uma Shankar, Institute: North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, E-mail: arshuma@yahoo.com

Subproject 11
PI: Dr.Sanjeeva Nayaka, Institute: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, E-mail: sanjeeva_n@nbri.res.in Co-PIs: Dr. Tikam Singh Rana, E-mail: ranats@nbri.res.in, Dr. Ashish Kumar Asathana, E-mail: ak.asthana@nbri.res.in, Dr. Ajit Pratap Singh, E-mail: ajit.p.singh@nbri.res.in, Dr. Poonam Singh, E-mail: pc.singh@nbri.res.in, Dr. Suchi Srivastava, E-mail: s.srivastava@nbri.res.in, Dr. Vinay Sahu, E-mail: vinay.sahu@nbri.res.in, Dr. Kiran Toppo, E-mail: kiran.toppo@nbri.res.in, Dr. Sandeep Behara, E-mail: Mr. Komal Kumar Ingle, E-mail: komal@nbri.res.in,

Subproject 12
PI: Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, Institute: Institute for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: director.ibsd@nic.in
Co-PI: Dr. Nanaocha Sharma, E-mail: sharma.nanaocha@gmail.com,

Subproject 13
PI: Dr.Karthick Balasubramaniam, Institute: Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, E-mail: karthickbala@aripune.org, diatomist@gmail.com

Subproject 14
PI: Dr. Shantibala Tourangbam, Institute: Institute for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: shantibro@yahoo.co.in, shan.ibsd@nic.in

Subproject 15
PI: Dr. Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: priyan@atree.org

Subproject 16
PI: Dr.Hiren Gogoi, Institute: Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, E-mail: hirengogoi2007@yahoo.co.in, hirengogoidmj@gmail.com

Subproject 17
PI: Dr.Sudhanya R Hajong, Institute: North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, E-mail: srhajong@nehu.ac.in, s_hajong@hotmail.com

Subproject 18
PI: Dr. Priyadarsanan Dharmarajan, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: priyan@atree.org

Subproject 19
PI: Dr. Aravind Neelavar Ananthram, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: aravind@atree.org

Subproject 20
PI: Dr. R. Ganesan, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: rganesan@atree.org
Co-PIs: Dr. G Ravikanth, E-mail: gravikanth@atree.org, Dr. Muneeswaran Mariappan, E-mail: muneeswaran.m@atree.org

Component 2: Integrative Taxonomic Analysis

Project Co-ordinator: Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida

Subproject 1
PI: Dr. Ajay Kumar Parida, Institute: Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneshwar, E-mail: director@ils.res.in, drajayparida@gmail.com
Co-PI: Dr. Nrisingha Kumar Dey, E-mail: ndey@ils.res.in, nrisinghad@gmail.com, nrisinghad@yahoo.com

Subproject 2
PI: Dr. Biseshwori Thongam, Institute: Institute for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: b_thongam07@yahoo.com

Subproject 3
PIs: Dr. K. Narayanan Nair, Prof. S. K. Barik, Dr. Tikam Rana, Dr. Satya Narayana Jena, Institute: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow,
E-mail: knnair@nbri.res.in/ nairnbri@yahoo.co.in, sarojkbarik@gmail.com, ranats@nbri.res.in, satyanarayan@nbri.res.in

Subproject 4
PI: Dr. R. Ganesan, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: rganesan@atree.org
Co-PI: Dr. G Ravikanth, E-mail: gravikanth@atree.org

Component 3: Biodiversity based Livelihoods

Project Co-ordinator: Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, IBSD, Imphal
Project Co-Coordinator: Dr. S. K. Barik, NBRI, Lucknow

Subproject 1
PI: Dr. Chandra Sekhar Mohanty, Institute: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, E-mail: cs.mohanti@nbri.res.in, sekhar_cm2002@rediffmail.com
Co-PIs: Dr. O. P. Sidhu, E-mail: ompsidhu@nbri.res.in, Dr. Manjoosha Srivastava, E-mail: m.srivastava@nbri.res.in, Dr. Anand Prakash, E-mail: a.prakash@nbri.res.in, Dr. Vijay Vishnu Wagh, E-mail: vijay.wagh@nbri.res.in

Subproject 2
PI: Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, Institute: Institute for Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: director.ibsd@nic.in

Component 4: Economic Value Assessment

Project Co-ordinator: Dr. S. K. Barik, NBRI, Lucknow

Subproject 1
PI: Dr. Brahma Nand Singh, Institute: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, E-mail: singhbrahmanand99@gmail.com
Co-PIs: Dr. Krishna Tiwari, E-mail: sktewari@nbri.res.in, Dr. Ch V Rao, E-mail: chvrao72@yahoo.com, Dr. Sharad Srivastava, E-mail: sharad_ks2003@yahoo.com, Dr. O. P. Sidhu, E-mail: ompsidhu@nbri.res.in,

Subproject 2
PI: Dr. Padmaraj Gajurel, Institute: NERIST, Arunachal Pradesh, E-mail: prgajurel@gmail.com
Co-PI: Dr. Binay Singh, E-mail: bsingh.nird@gmail.com

Subproject 3
PI: Dr. Biseshwori Thongam, Institute: Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, E-mail: bthongam07@yahoo.com

Subproject 4
PI: Prof. Highland Kayang, Institute: NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya, E-mail: hkayang@yahoo.com
Co-PI: Dr. Papiya Ramanujam, E-mail: papiyaramanujam@yahoo.com

Component 5: Enhancing Capacity in Communication

Project Co-ordinator: Dr. G Ravikanth
PI: Dr. G Ravikanth, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: gravikanth@atree.org
Co-PIs: Dr. Aravind, E-mail: aravind@atree.org, Dr. Sarala Khaling, E-mail: sarala.khaling@atree.org, Dr. Biseshwori Thongam, E-mail: b_thongam07@yahoo.com

Component 6: Monitoring, Management and Coordination

PI: Dr. R. Ganesan, Institute: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, E-mail: rganesan@atree.org