CCOST Activity Profile
CHHATTISGARH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Vigyan Bhavan, Vidhan Sabha Road, Raipur (CG)
CHHATTISGARH COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Vigyan Bhavan, Vidhan Sabha Road, Daldal Seoni , Raipur (CG) 492 014
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Table of Content
About Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology .................. iii
1. Chhattisgarh Space Application Centre ......................................... 1
1.1. Projects Completed ...................................................................................... 1
1.1.1. Crop Acreage and Production Estimation (CAPE) ................................................ 1
1.1.2. National Wasteland Up-dation Mission ................................................................. 2
1.1.3. Groundwater Conservation and Management ........................................................ 2
1.1.4. Ground water Quality Atlas of Dhamtari District .................................................. 2
1.1.5. National Geo-morphological and Lineament Mapping Project ............................. 3
1.1.6. 50K Landuse /Landcover Mapping 2nd
Cycle ........................................................ 4
1.1.7. Natural Resource Evaluation: Mapping of Physical Features and Geo-spatial
Survey: NTPC Talaipalli ..................................................................................... 5
1.1.8. Mapping of Physical Features and Geo-Spatial Survey Using Remote Sensing
and GIS for JSPL ................................................................................................. 5
1.1.9. Topographical and Infrastructural Mapping ........................................................... 6
1.1.10. Asset Mapping ........................................................................................................ 6
1.1.11. Remote Sensing and GIS Training - Satellite Interactive Terminal ....................... 6
1.1.12. Space Based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DP) .............. 7
1.1.13. Updation of Groundwater Prospect Maps under RGNDWM Phase –IV ............... 9
1.1.14. Groundwater Quality Mapping ............................................................................... 10
1.1.15. DGPS Survey using High Resolution Satellite Image............................................ 11
1.1.16. Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones ...................................................... 13
1.1.17. Geo-referencing and Digitization of Cadastral Sheets ........................................... 14
1.1.18. FASAL.................................................................................................................... 14
1.1.19. Ortho- rectification of 1 M satellite data ................................................................ 15
1.1.20. Capacity building and training ............................................................................... 16
1.1.21. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Sericulture Development Phase – I ... 16
1.2. CGSAC Ongoing Projects ............................................................................ 17
1.3. New initiatives .............................................................................................. 29
1.4. Availble Infrastructure ................................................................................. 30
1.4.1. Physical Infrastructure ............................................................................................ 30
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1.5. Resource Personnels with CGSAC .............................................................. 30
2. Central Laboratory Facility (CLF) ................................................. 32
2.1. Available Infrastucture ................................................................................. 33
2.1.1. New initiatives ........................................................................................................ 34
2.1.2. Resource Person Available ..................................................................................... 34
3. Patent Information Centre, Gyan Cell & Innovation Fund ......... 35
3.1. New initiatives .............................................................................................. 35
3.2. Facilities provided........................................................................................ 36
4. Research & Development Activities ................................................ 37
5. Policy Formulation ........................................................................... 38
5.1. Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Policy ............................................. 38
5.2. Chhattisgarh State Data Policy ................................................................... 38
6. Popularisation of Science ................................................................. 39
7. Technology Transfer ........................................................................ 41
8. Coordinator Cells .............................................................................. 42
9. Mobile Science Exhibition Van ....................................................... 44
10. Financial ............................................................................................. 45
10.1. State Government Grant .............................................................................. 45
10.2. DST Core Grant ........................................................................................... 45
10.3. Project Fund Receipts .................................................................................. 45
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About Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology
Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology was constituted on 19th
January,
2001 as a society registered under Chhattisgarh Firms & Societies Act, 1973 and
is an autonomous body working with Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Department of
Science & Technology. Objective of the Council is to identify areas in which
Science and Technology could be used for bringing overall socio-economic
development of the State and also to inculcate scientific temper and outlook by
popularizing science among masses in general and student community in
particular. This would help in creating interest among masses about scientific
and technological advances made elsewhere and demonstrating the benefits
accruing to the society. Efforts would also be made to create interest among
students to take up subjects related to science and technology while pursuing
their education at higher level. The Council is also acting as the nodal agency of
the Department of Science & Technology (DST) Government of India for the
State of Chhattisgarh.
This Council has under taken host of activities since its establishment. A brief
note about the activities initiated and undertaken since inception and during
recent years are summarised in this activity report.
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1. Chhattisgarh Space Application Centre
Chhattisgarh Space Application Centre (CGSAC) is providing technical support to government
departments of the state and other agencies in matters related to GIS and Remote Sensing
Application. It was considered necessary to harness space technology in the management of
Natural as well as Man-made resources for the overall development of the state.
Information about resources and their periodic change on GIS platform with overlay of
satellite images are helpful in drawing meaningful inferences for scientific planning and
methodical execution.
1.1. Projects Completed
Under the umbrella of Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology, Chhattisgarh Space
Application Centre is providing Remote Sensing & GIS based inputs to user departments of
the State and National Organizations. Some of the projects handled by CGSAC are discussed
below:
1.1.1. Crop Acreage and Production Estimation (CAPE)
Crop Acreage and Production Estimation for major crops both Kharif & Rabi is being done
using RADARSAT-SCANNAR data to generate crop census in advance, for estimation of
production and acreage, before the harvest of crop. This activity was undertaken from 2003
to 2010. The data generated was helpful to farmers, planners and decision makers of the
State. Crop Acreage and Production Estimation (CAPE) Project was sponsored by Space
Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad and was executed by Chhattisgarh Council of Science
& Technology and Chhattisgarh Space Application Centre. The project is now transformed
with a new nomenclature as FASAL, an operational unit under Department of Agriculture &
Co-operation, Government of India. Methodology: Flow Chart, Satellite Image and data
analysis are depicted below:
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Methodology
RADAR Satellite Data Analysis
1.1.2. National Wasteland Up-dation Mission
Under Wasteland Up-dation Mission, National Remote Sensing Centre, allocated Wasteland
Up-dation for Durg, Dhamtari, Raipur and Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh State and
was executed by the Council. The objective of this project was to prepare the up-dated
wasteland maps of these districts using Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) LISS-III
precision corrected data of year 2003 and also to detect changes using earlier database. The
project was a part of National Natural Resource Census under NNRMS, NRSC, ISRO,
Hyderabad.
1.1.3. Groundwater Conservation and Management
Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology supported Public Health Engineering
Department, Government of Chhattisgarh for preparation of Rainwater Harvesting, Artificial
recharge in four selected watersheds of Chhattisgarh.
1.1.4. Ground water Quality Atlas of Dhamtari District
Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology is a partner institute with National Remote
Sensing Centre (NRSC), for execution of the ground water project and stakeholder for data
creation, data organization and generation of groundwater prospect and quality maps. In the
first phase with the ground support of the Council, Groundwater Atlas of Dhamtari was
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published by NRSC, ISRO, Hyderabad under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking WATER Mission
Phase IV programme. This ATLAS is useful to district level administrators, hydro-geologist
and engineers for better identification of areas for drilling of drinking water sources and
location of groundwater recharge structure.
1.1.5. National Geo-morphological and Lineament Mapping Project
The project on Geo-morphological and Lineament Mapping of Chhattisgarh on 1:50,000
scale has been completed. This task was accomplished by using Satellite data interpretation
and Ground truth data collection method. These maps were submitted to National Remote
Sensing Centre. The database is now available on Bhuvan Portal for use of various user
departments/ organizations/agencies of central and state government in the field of mineral
exploration, geo-engineering, ground water exploration and hydrology, environmental
studies, integrated land & water resources development, seismo-tectonics studies etc.
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1.1.6. 50K Landuse /Landcover Mapping 2nd Cycle
Land use land cover mapping has been carried out by CGSAC for all the 27 districts of the
state on 1: 50,000 scale. This project was sponsored by National Remote Sensing Centre. The
database is now available on Bhuvan Portal for use in preparing Urban Development Plans,
environmental studies, Irrigation systems, Forest and forestry operations, Industry,
watershed management etc.
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1.1.7. Natural Resource Evaluation: Mapping of Physical Features and Geo-spatial Survey: NTPC Talaipalli
Mapping of natural resources was carried out under this project. The major project
components include:
Generation of Landuse/land cover map of the intended coal block area by visual
interpretation.
Generation of updated Road, Drainage and water body map in the phase-I of the
project based on the satellite data of 2012.
Identification and digitization of Tree count and Tree group based on CARTOSAT-1
PAN & TCC geometrically corrected datasets.
Digitization of Dwelling units as identifiable from the CARTOSAT-1 satellite data.
Training of NTPC officer on GIS and Data handling and up-dation.
1.1.8. Mapping of Physical Features and Geo-Spatial Survey Using Remote Sensing and GIS for JSPL
Mapping of themes like: Geology & Geological Structures, Landuse/landcover, Geo-
morphological setup, Slope, Drainage network, Surface water body, Infrastructure facilities
including details of existing features, Adjoining Mining leases and prospecting leases and
Bore hole location plan in prospecting lease area was carried out by the CGSAC. Also a pre-
feasibility study was carried out using spectral characteristics of ore body and volume of iron
ore in the exposure areas were estimated using GIS.
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1.1.9. Topographical and Infrastructural Mapping
Mapping of topographical and infrastructure details was carried out for CG Coal & Power
Limited of Nakoda Group. The thematic maps generated for 15 and 5 Km buffer zone helped
the group to process their environmental clearance application.
1.1.10. Asset Mapping
Asset Mapping project has been completed at the behest of Panchayat and Rural
Development Department, in Charra village of Dhamtari and Masulpani Panchayat of Kanker
District.
1.1.11. Remote Sensing and GIS Training - Satellite Interactive Terminal
A satellite interactive terminal has been established at the Council's office to impart training
in Remote Sensing and GIS to students and officers of the State for capacity building.
The Council has so far conducted 17 satellite and internet based outreach training
programmes, benefitting more than 500 government officers, researchers and students of
the state.
Sl IIRS Outreach Programme Course Duration
1. 7th Satellite based distance learning course on "Basics of RS, GIS & GPS"
August 1 - October 28, 2011
2. 8th Satellite based Distance Learning Program on “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing"
February 13 - March 30, 2012
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Sl IIRS Outreach Programme Course Duration
3. 9th Satellite based distance learning course on "Basics of RS, GIS & GPS"
July 23 - October 29, 2012
4. 10th Satellite based distance learning program on "Geoweb Services- Technology & Applications"
February 11 - March 15, 2013
5. 11th Satellite based distance learning program on "Basics of RS, GIS & GNSS"
August 5 - November 4, 2013
6. 12th Satellite based Distance Learning Program on "Microwave (SAR)Remote Sensing for Natural Resources"
February 03 - March 29, 2014
7. 13th Satellite based Distance Learning Program on "Basics of RS, GIS & GNSS"
August 04 - November 14, 2014
8. 14th IIRS Outreach Programme on "Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System For Natural Resources "
January 27 - March 27, 2015
9. 15th IIRS Outreach Programme on "Basics of Remote Sensing , GIS & GNSS "
August 10 - November 27, 2015
10. 16th IIRS Outreach Programme on "Geospatial Technologies for Urban Planning"
February 11 - March 15, 2016
11. 17th IIRS Outreach Programme on "Geoweb Services and Geoportal applications"
June 28 - July 15, 2016
1.1.12. Space Based Information Support for Decentralized Planning (SIS-DP)
The concept of decentralized planning at grass-root level is enabled by the 73rd
Constitutional Amendment under Eleventh Schedule (Article-23G). This concept aims at
providing up-to-date and reliable spatial information on various resources themes, along
with the field level attributes. It also lays emphasis on participation of local people as an
important and fundamental component for planning and implementation of various
developmental programmes. For this endeavour, resource data on 1:10,000 scale is
necessary for scientifically depicting village level spatial information. High resolution satellite
imagery from Cartosat-1/2 (PAN) and Resourcesat-1 LISS-IV is considered to be proven
source for generating resources themes on 1:10,000 scale for the entire country in a virtual
seamless manner. This programme on “Spatial Information System for Decentralized
Planning (SIS-DP)” is being taken up in mission mode. State identified departments/centres
are made partners in this mission. Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology worked as
nodal agency for execution of this project in the State and this made the Council to carry out
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data creation and up-dation for the entire state. The data is now available in ISRO’s Geo-
portal – BHUVAN.
High Resolution satellite data product as displayed on BHUVAN Geoportal
1.1.12.1. Resource map generation under SIS-DP
The data being generated under the project on 1:10,000 scale are as under:
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1.1.12.2. Technical Support to IWMP Project
Council is providing technical support to Chhattisgarh State Watershed Management
Agency, IWMP project for the mapping requirements of the natural resource status of the
each of the selected watershed. The Deliverables that are generated for each of the IWMP
selected watersheds project include:
Satellite data image map for field survey on 1:10,000 scale
Transformed Cadastral boundaries as provided by SLNA for each selected watershed.
Drainage and Contour at 5 meter interval
Landuse land cover
Slope of watershed
Soil Depth
Soil Texture
Water Resource and Land Resource Management Action Plan
Training and technical support is being provided for the preparation of DPR’s of each of the
watersheds selected under IWMP.
1.1.12.3. Training on Bhuvan portal and Drishti tool
Seven One-day-Training-Programmes for 236 field Staff (WDT, WCDC & PIA) of SLNA, IWMP
on Bhuvan Portal and Sishtri-Dishtri tools of Bhuvan have been conducted by CCOST,
CGSAC.
1.1.13. Updation of Groundwater Prospect Maps under RGNDWM Phase –IV
Under the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM) Project, state wise
ground water prospects maps (seam-less mosaics) were prepared for entire State (covering
202 effective maps) on 1:50,000 scale using Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) series of satellite
data (1C, 1D & Resourcesat). All the maps are available in Bhuvan portal as Bhuvan-Bhu-jal
application sector. The possible ground water sources were delineated for drinking water
potential areas within the radius of 1.5 km covering all habitations. These maps help in
narrowing down the areas for selection of suitable sites for bore well/tube well and
identification of recharge structures. So far 80-85% success rate was conveyed by the line
departments who are involved in ground water resource development.
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1.1.14. Groundwater Quality Mapping
Mapping of the quality of ground water, particularly, using legacy data is a technically
challenging task. There are many factors that govern the quality of water and its distribution
in space and time. Availability of data pertaining to all the governing parameters is also a
major issue. So far, no attempt is made to create spatial distribution of the ground water
quality in an integrated environment to depict its behaviour in space and time. For the first
time, an attempt is made by NRSC to create such a map on 1:50,000 scale using the available
data under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM).
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1.1.15. DGPS Survey using High Resolution Satellite Image
Council has been identified as DGPS survey agency by Mineral Resources Department,
Government of Chhattisgarh. The Survey is carried out to comply with the norms of Bureau
of Mines (IBM) circular no. 2/2010 and as per the requirement of other Development
Departments. The DGPS surveys are carried out:
to assess the present situation (actual possession) of the boundary pillars. The survey
will be carried out by dual frequency DGPS to first transfer the established GCP to
temporary GCP’s within the mining lease area by way of extension from nearest GCP,
through static mode of observation. Subsequent observations on each boundary pillar
of the area will be undertaken taking reference from the temporary GCPS' so
established.
precise geo-coordinate of the pillars in the boundary will be taken for all the pillars of
the boundary area using dual frequency DGPS in Real Time Kinematic (RTK) mode from
the temporary GCP.
then boundary vector in the form of shape file are prepared using the coordinates of
the pillars in geographic lat. /long as well as UTM projection with WGS 84 spheroid and
datum.
The surveyed boundary shape file from DGPS survey, geo-referenced cadastral village
boundary, geo-referenced compartment boundary, geo-referenced mining lease
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boundary are superimposed on the image using GIS software and the accuracy
analysis work is also carried out. The area is calculated and statistics of mine area are
generated for the concerned planning and development department.
Assignments completed for Private Blocks in Chhattisgarh State
1) Quartz Mines, Udela, Distt. Mahasamund
2) Lime Stone Mine, Nandani Kundani, District Durg
3) Lime Stone Mine, Chandi, District Bemetara
4) Sahgaon Limestone Mine, Tehsil -Dhamda, Dist: Durg
5) Lime Stone Mine, Panchmukhi Enterprises, District Balodabazar, C.G. Limestone
Mine, Sahegaon, District Durg
6) Limestone Mines, Century Cement, District Raipur
7) Medesar Limestone Mine, District Durg
8) Sahgaon Mine, District Durg
9) Iron Ore Mine, Hahaladdi Hill Range, District Kanker
Assignments completed for Government Agencies(DGM/CMDC/
CSPGCL/WRD/CGTB/Home Dept.) in Chhattisgarh State
1) Karhi-Chandi Prospecting Block of Limestone, Tehsil - Simga, Distt.
Balodabazar-Bhatapara
2) Kesla Prospecting Block of Limestone, Tehsil - Tilda, Distt. Raipur
3) Mangsa-Pauni-Khauna Prospecting Block of Limestone, Tehsil - Tilda, Distt.
Raipur
4) Mohra Prospecting Block of Limestone, Tehsil - Simga, Palari, Distt.
Balodabazar-Bhatapara
5) Kesla-II Prospecting Block of Limestone, Tehsil - Tilda, Distt. Raipur
6) Iron Ore Mine, Aridongari Hill Range, District Kanker
7) Kesda-Chelikama-Aklama Iron Ore Block, Tehsil - Bodla, Distt. Kabirdham
8) DGPS Survey using High Resolution Satellite Image and Land Schedule
generation for Kerwa Coal Block, Chhattisgarh Mineral Development
Corporation (CMDC), Distt. Korba
9) DGPS Survey for CA Land in Raigarh and Kanker District
10) DGPS Survey using High Resolution Satellite Image Land Schedule generation
for Gare-Pelma Coal Block, Raigarh
11) Talaipalli Coal Mining Project, NTPC Ltd, Tehsil - Gharghoda, Dist. - Raigarh
12) MGR line, NTPC Ltd., Dist. - Raigarh
13) Demarcation of boundary of forest land coming under submergence of
Sondhur Dam.
14) FTL Demarcation Utarda Minor Tank, Tehsil - Korba, Distt. Korba
15) FTL Demarcation Bhalpahari Minor Tank, Tehsil - Korba, Distt. Korba
16) FTL Demarcation Rampur Minor Tank, Tehsil - Korba, Distt. Korba
17) FTL Demarcation Karumoha Minor Tank, Tehsil - Korba, Distt. Korba
18) FTL Demarcation Seemkeda Minor Tank, Tehsil - Korba, Distt. Korba
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19) Demarcation of boundary of forest land coming under submergence of
Devgaon Tank.
20) Alignment marking and area statistic generation of Futamudha Canal System,
WRD, Dhamtari
21) Bardiha Lake View Cottage, Gangrel, Block-Dhamtari, Distt. Dhamtari
22) Kodar Dam Site, Block-Mahasamund, Distt.
23) Maradev Firing Range and Barracks, Block-Dhamtari, Distt. Dhamtari
24) Kondagaon Sub-Jail, Village - Chikhalputi, Block- Kondagaon, Dist.- Kondagaon
25) DGPS Survey for CA Land Maradev Firing Range and Barracks, Block-Dhamtari,
Distt. Dhamtari
26) Gidhmuri-Pituriya Coal Block Tehsil - Katghora, Dist.- Korba
27) Madanpur South Coal Block, Village Morga-Ketma, Tehsil - Podi, Distt. Korba
28) Suliyari-Bhelwar Coal Block, District Singroli, MP.
1.1.16. Identification of Groundwater Potential Zones
Drinking water scarcity in few blocks of the State is posing a big challenge before state
authorities. Hon'ble Prime Minister of India has taken review of the drought in various states
of the country and stressed on the use of latest space based geo-spatial technology for
finding out new sources of drinking water. Towards this end, Public Health Engineering
Department of the state has taken major initiative by using the space based remote sensing
technology for finding out new potential sites for developing new water sources. This
initiative has helped in identifying suitable zones through high-resolution hydro-geological
survey. In this effort of PHED, the Space Application Centre has provided technical support
to the department. Space based high resolution mapping for drought affected 154 Villages of
Khairagarh, Dongargarh and Rajnandgaon block of Rajnandgaon district has been completed
and report sent the department for further action.
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1.1.17. Geo-referencing and Digitization of Cadastral Sheets
To modernize land records and minimize the land property despute and enhance
transparency in the cadastral maps, Land Record Department has entrusted the digitization
and data base creation work for 270 Cadastral sheets (1:4,000) of gap area of various district
of Chhattisgarh State. Council has completed digitization and geo-refrencing of 109 villages
by digitizing 270 cadastral sheets of 10 districts (Korba, Bijapur, Dhamtiri, Durg, Janjgir
champa, Mahasamund, Mungeli , Raigarh , Sarguja, Surajpur) of the state for Revenue and
Land Records Department.
1.1.18. FASAL
Mahalanobis National Crop Forecasting Centre (MNCFC), Department of Agriculture & Co-
operation, Government of India, New Delhi is executing Forecasting Agriculture using Space,
Agro-meteorology and Land Based Observation (FASAL) project. Council and CGSAC is
helping in this project in the state by using its expertise. In this project, August-September
satellite data of entire state is analyzed to monitor rice area. Ground Truth (GT) site
locations (314) collected by field officers of Agriculture Department of the Sate are digitized
as GI polygons with attributes corresponding to GT data for each site by scientific staff of
CCOST. District-level rainfall trend-time-series and agro-meteorological model is used to
generate rice yield predictions data using Fasal-Soft.
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AVHRR NVDI (Agriculture area) September 2015 Vegetation Condition Index Based on NDVI September 2015
Source: www.ncfc.gov.in/
The Remote Sensing based estimates for kharif rice acreage and production are released
during Mid-September to Mid-October of every year. The results of FASAL projects are
uploaded on MNCFC web site for public viewing. The detailed status of kharif crop with
statistics generated at district level is also provided to the State Agriculture Department by
MNCFC, Department of Agriculture & Co-operation, Government of India, New Delhi. The
results of the project provide necessary information on acreage (rice sown areas) and its
conditions at every year 15-20 days after sowing and production data at 20-25 days before
harvest.
1.1.19. Ortho- rectification of 1 M satellite data
CGSAC participated in the National Mission mode programme to make available high
resolution satellite data on Bhuvan portal. Bhuvan portal of NRSC as of today shows high
resolution satellite images of entire country. CGSAC processed nearly 700 high resolution
images of KOMSAT satellite at RRSC, Nagpur in 3 months time. Technical team of CGSAC,
CCOST completed the task and uploaded the same on Bhuvan.
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1.1.20. Capacity building and training
A satellite interactive terminal has been placed at Council office to impart training in Remote
Sensing and GIS. The established Satellite Interactive Terminal (SIT) in the Council follows the
training programme schedule of IIRS Dehradun. Scientific staff of the council imparts
trainings to teachers and students of Geology and Geography Departments of Colleges,
Universities and engineering colleges of the state.
Also, scientific staff of the council helps in developing training modules for State Academy of
Administration and State Institute of Rural Development and also impart training with
lectures and hands on practice sessions.
1.1.21. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Sericulture Development Phase – I
The project was sponsored by NESAC, ISRO Government of India and being executed with
collaboration of Central Silk Board. The project included identification and mapping of
potential areas for mulberry and non-mulberry sericulture development on 1:50,000 scale.
To develop Sericulture Information Linkage & Knowledge System (SILK) for the selected two
districts of Chhattisgarh i.e. Raigarh and Bastar this project was undertaken in the first
phase. The beneficiaries include sericulture extension officials, farmers/ sericulturist at the
grass-root level, Self-Help Groups, financial institutions like bank and Co-operative Societies,
State Sericulture Directorates, Regional Development Offices and Central Research
Laboratories/ Institutes of Central Silk Board (CSB).
Important deliverables of the project was district-wise maps and estimates of area suitable
for developing silkworm food plants. The report prepared summarized the area estimates
and names of Villages/ Panchayats/ Blocks suitable for sericulture in each district.
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Clustered distribution of total acerage of potential area in the four blocks of Bastar district is 13588.13 Ha.
Randomly distributed Total acerage of potential area in the six blocks of Raigarh region is 57790.40 Ha.
1.2. CGSAC Ongoing Projects
CCOST, CGSAC is presently working on projects that utilize Space Technology (Remote
Sensing and GIS) for database creation. The outcome of projects are being used by the user
departments of the state and also made available on Bhuvan Portal by ISRO. The ongoing
projects are discussed in brief herein under:
o Landuse / Landcover 50K mapping project 3rd Cycle of NRSC, ISRO is undertaken and
is presently in submission stage.
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o Sericulture Phase –II project has been taken-up for two districts: Balrampur and
Surguja. The work is completed and is in submission stage.
o Under EPRIS (Empowerment of Panchayati Raj Institutions Spatially) project 9 block
level and 1 district level workshop and training for asset mapping completed for
officials of Panchayat and Rural Development Department and people's
representative like Sarpanch and others.
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o FASAL National project is being executed as annual activity in association with
Mahalanobis National Crop Forecasting Centre (MNCFC), Department of Agriculture
& Co-operation, Government of India, New Delhi is executing Forecasting Agriculture
using Space, Agrometeorology and Land Based Observation (FASAL) project. The
project is an early monitoring system of rice areas in the state.
o Council is executing Crop Intensification Project is association with MNCFC, New
Delhi & NRSC, Hyderabad. The project has been initiated with an objective of Rabi
area expansion in the State. The project is supported by National Food Security
Mission (NFSM), Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
Mapping and Monitoring of Post-Kharif Rice Fallow Lands using Satellite Remote
Sensing and GIS Technologies for Rabi Crop Area Expansion” for two years 2016-17
and 2017-18. The activities completed under the project are:
Collection of ground truth (GT) data during 1st to 4th March 2017 from Raipur,
Durg, Dhamtari, Mungeli and Bemetra Districts for validation of rice fallow
areas.
Collection of ground truth (GT) data in the month of April 2017 from Raipur
and Mahasamund for validation of rice fallow areas.
Collection of GT data in the month of January-February 2018 from Surguja,
Janjgirchanpa, Bilaspur, Mahasamund, Balaudabazar, Durg, Jaspur and
Dhamtari Districts.
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The initial results of the analysis were presented and submitted to Agriculture
Department, Government of Chhattisgarh in June 2017. The validation of
result is being carried out at NRSC.
o Under Experiments on Estimation of Forest biomass using Aerial LiDAR data with high
point density and using High Resolution Satellite Image for 30 blocks of 10 Ha each
demarcation completed.
Forest canopy height map (median height) derived from LiDAR survey.
Initial Results
Total Post Kharif Rice Fallow
Area: 26.35 Lakh ha (74% of
Kharif Rice Area)
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o Assessment of Tree outside forest (TOF) was undertaken for the forest department,
preliminary results provided to CF Rajnandgaon Working Plan for field validation by
officers of the forest departments;
o Under Minor Mineral Trigger Generation Project- Geo-referencing & Digitization of
lease area completed for 11 leases of Raigarh, 8 leases of Mahasamund and 21 leases
of Bilispur. Satellite data is being processed for trigger generation;
o Transformation of Master Plans of 9 towns on GIS platform - Rectification, geo-
referencing & landuse allocation of Rajnandgaon, Balodabazar & Sarangarh for
Master Plans completed, Rectification & geo-referencing of Bhatapara, Sepath,
Kondagaon & Kawardha also completed & landuse allocation is in process;
Digitization and geo-referencing of 270 cadastral sheets of Land Record Department
has been completed;
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o Department of science and Technology, Government of India under NRDMS
programme has conceptualised and initiated Village Information System (VIS) for 'E'
Governance project on the development, validation and standardization of data
structure and the optimum data requirements providing a subtle framework for
spatial data development and management at village level. Under this project
detailed spatial and non spatial information pertaining to demography infrastructure,
socio-economic and natural resources for seven villages of Dhamtari district and five
villages of Raipur district have been generated. Mobile based field app for Household
survey has been developed under this project.
o Space based high resolution mapping for drought affected 80 Villages of Bemetera,
Berala, Nawagarh and Saja block of Bemetara district has been completed and report
sent to public health engineering department for further action.
Mobile Tool
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o Council in association with NRSC has initiated Lightning Sensor Network System for
the state. The activity is a part of nationwide three year experiment under climate
change activity. The Lightning Sensor established at council is logging lightning data
since December 2016 and uploading the daily data to NRSC server for analysis.
o South Eastern Coal Field Limited has a scientific study for evolving Catchment area
treatment plan for Gevra Coal Mine to comply for the Environmental norms of
Government of India, MoEF&CC. On similar lines assessment is being carried out for
Kusmunda & Dipka Mines for SECL for the same purpose.
o Feature extraction and mapping of 10 major cities of Chhattisgarh on 1:500 scale
using aerial photo project was taken up by the CGSAC, so far 210 scenes of ortho-
photo of Raipur district is done and work is in progress for other cities.
Input Aerial Photograph Plot Boundary extraction
Unique Identification allocation Accuracy Assessment using DGPS survey
o DGPS survey with integration of high resolution satellite image and Geo-referencing
of Khasra Parcel Map on 1:4,000 scale for detail Land Schedule Report generation
project is undertaken for departments and agencies of the state. Two DGPS surveys
are initiated, namely -
Kukardih Limestone Block, District Balodabazar - Directorate of Geology &
Mines, GoCG
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20 Ha CA Land for Plantation against Construction of Agriculture Science
Centre, IGKVV, Kondagaon District - Directorate Extension Indira Gandhi
Krishi Vishwavidyalay, GoCG
o Under Land Degradation Mapping 2nd cycle final database and all the deliverables
along with the project is completed and report sent to NRSC;
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o Revenue and Land Records Department, GOCG has entrusted task of imparting
training to the officers of Agriculture and Land Records Department on operation of
mobile application for the use of Crop Cutting Experiments. Along with this Council is
also given the task of geo-referencing District wise cadastral mosaic for the entire
state on 1:10,000 scale. Level-1 for the entire state is completed and minor errors are
rectified for 6 districts, namely; Durg, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Jashpur &
Kanker is completed. By the end of this year, the work entrusted will be completed.
o Under Monitoring of Possible Agriculture Residue Burning Areas in Chhattisgarh
project supported by Agriculture Department, GOCG Council is carrying out
monitoring for the period starting 1st January 2017 to 31st March 2018. The final
report in under preparation.
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o National Wasteland Change Analysis Projects: This project was completed and all
deliverables along with the project report was submitted to NRSC;
o As a continued activity under Geo-referencing, Digitization and Database Creation for
Cadastral Map of Gap area in Chhattisgarh State for Revenue and Land Records
Department: Council is working on 114 identified villages of 10 districts (Balrampur,
Bilaspur, Dakshin Bastar:Dantewada, Gariyaband, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur,
Mahasamund, Raipur, Sarguja, Kabirdham). Under this project, so far, a total of 285
cadastral sheets and 930 sheet of Nazul sheets (Dhamtiri, Kanker, Mahasamund,
Kabirdham) are digitized and geo-refrenced.
o Under the FASAL project, Kharif Rice crop digital data analysed with MNCFC, New
Delhi for F1 (Forecasting ) and F2 analysis has been done and Ground truth data
collection work completed in collaboration with Agriculture Department of
Chhattisgarh.
o Project on "Preparation of Village wise A0 size Cadastral and Satellite maps of IWMP
Projects" for technical support to IWMP projects of Chhattisgarh state is in progress;
o Under the project "Monitoring of Integrated Watershed Management Programme
(IWMP) using Geo-spatial Technologies" 18 watershed project reports pertaining to
Jashpur, Kanker and Balod districts is completed and report submitted to NRSC.
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o Council has actively contributed to activities of National Programme ‘Smart India
Heckathon – 2018’ coordinated by Technical Education Department, Government of
Chhattisgarh. One expert judge nominated by the Technical Education Department
for the event at Nodal Centre Coimbatore was deputed from the Council.
o Council has created a web-enabled Geo Web Portal for Mining Surveillance of
Chhattisgarh State. This work was undertaken for the Directorate of Geology &
Mining.
o Council has created a web-enabled Geo Web Portal for Ground Water Inventory of
Chhattisgarh State. This work was undertaken for the Public Health Engineering
Department.
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o Work was undertaken for the Naya Raipur Development Authority for preparing an
accurate and updated Base Maps for the Layer- 1 planning area, showing roads and
building layouts, spatial extent of development and information on the use of each
parcel of land etc. This information is to be transferred on 1:500 scale. Cadastral
maps (1:4000) of entire planning area (Layer-1, Layer-2 and Layer- 3) of 41 villages
are now made available in digital format and are being used presently. Under this
project Plot boundaries/vectors shall be interpreted on screen digitization method
from enhanced Worldview ortho-image. Construction of monument for
establishment of 24 primary & secondary control points has been completed.
o Provided technical support and created GIS database on prevalence of Sickle Cell
Anaemia in the state for the Sickle Cell Institute Chhattisgarh, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Memorial Medical College, Raipur. Sickle Cell Prevalence maps preparation for all 9
surveyed Districts of the state is in progress.
o Ground Water Quality on 50,000 Scale under Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water
Mission: Integrated ground water quality maps on 1:50,000 scale pre & post
monsoon quality data of 27 districts is organised, segregated and pre and post
monsoon point data layer has been prepared.
1.3. New initiatives
CGSAC of CCOST has made conscious effort to identify areas where space based
technologies can be effectively utilized by the development departments and other user
agencies. The proposals of Council that are under active consideration at different levels in
the government/agencies are listed below:
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(Rs. In Lakh)
Projects Submitted by the Council Project Amount
Creating a Master based data for Conducting Survey/Resurvey and Updation of Cadastral Maps
20,138.00
Wetland Inventory - Forest Department 68.40
Forest Boundary Datum Transformation 72.33
Animal Husbandry Project 55.87
Bamboo Project (CLF + CGSAC) 492.03
Iron Ore Feasibility of 4 Blocks (@ Rs. 6.75 each block) 27.00
Chhattisgarh State Spatial Data Infrastructure 140.03
Space based high resolution mapping for drought affected Villages of Mungeli District
5.30
Identification and site suitability of Belt conveyor system for Gidhmuri and Paturia coal block to IFFCO site.
32.00
1.4. Availble Infrastructure
1.4.1. Physical Infrastructure
Advances in Space Technology based applications require augmentation of sophisticated
hardware, software and trained manpower. Chhattisgarh Space Application Centre has rich
remote sensing & GIS lab for taking up Remote Sensing projects sponsored by State/National
organizations. Following hardware/software infrastructure facilities are available in
CCOST/CGSAC:-
Workstations : 13 Nos Desktops : 16 Nos Server : 01 Nos (Bhuvan State Node) Software : Arc GIS: 14 Licenses, Erdas: 02 Licenses, Erdas-LICA Photogrametery:
02 Licenses, LGeo: 02 DGPS : Leica systems (04 units) – Static & RTK mode GPS : Portable hand held GPS (5 No.) mobile GPS 05 No.
1.5. Resource Personnels with CGSAC
The present Technical manpower working in CGSAC are as under:
Sl Name Designation Qualifications
1. Dr S. Karmakar Director M. Sc, Ph. D, P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun
2. Mr. P. Kawishwar Scientist-E1 M. Sc, M. Sc. (Tech) - Photogeology & Mineral Exploration, M. Phil (Coal Geology), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun, M. Sc. Geoinformatics, ITC Netherlands
3. Mr. M. K. Beg Scientist-E1 M. Sc, P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun, M. Sc. Geo-Hazards, ITC Netherlands
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Sl Name Designation Qualifications
4. Dr. A.K. Pathak Scientist-D M.A. (Geography), M. Phil, Ph.D
5. Mr. A.K. Tripathi Scientist-D M.Sc. (Agrometeorology)
The Project Staff working in projects sponsored by State Development Department/ NRSC/
ISRO/ DST as on date are given herein under:
Sl Name Working as Qualifications
1. Amit Prakesh Multania Project Scientist M. Sc (Geology), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun
2. Dr. Navin Tripathi Project Scientist M.A (Geography), PG Diploma in RS & GIS, Ph.D
3. Yudhveer Singh Project Scientist M.A (Geography), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun
4. Makhan Lal Dewangan Research Associate 1 M.A (Geography), Certificate course in Remote Sensing, NRSC, Hyderabad
5. Ms. Sanju Verma Research Associate 1 M.C.A
6. Hament Dadsena Research Associate 1 BE (Electronics & Communication), M. Tech (Geomatics)
7. Ms. Tisha Dey Research Associate 1 M.A (Geography), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun, Ph.D
8. Ms. Soma Shah Roy Research Associate 1 M. Sc (RS-GIS)
9. Tanmoy Roy Research Associate 1 M. Sc (RS-GIS)
10. Kamal Kishor Sahu Sr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology)
11. Pradeep Kumar Verma Sr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology), M. Phil (Geology), Certificate Course In Geoinformatics
12. Jaiprakesh Kosle Sr. Research Fellow M. Sc (RS-GIS)
13. Ram Kamal Bani Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology)
14. Ms. Kiran Choudhary Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (GIS)
15. Bhaskar Prasad Sahu Jr. Research Fellow M.C.A
16. Manoj Kumar Sahu Jr. Research Fellow M. Tech (App. Geology)
17. Hitesh Malagar Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology)
18. Deepak Bej Jr. Research Fellow M.A (Geography), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun
19. Roopnarayan Jr. Research Fellow M.A (Geography), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun
20. Chagan Singh Verma Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology), Certificate Course In Geoinformatics
21. Ms. Meenu Tiwari Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology), Certificate Course In Geoinformatics
22. Ms. Babitadevi Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geology)
23. Basudeb Roy Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geoinformatics)
24. Shubham Sadhu Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Geoinformatics)
25. Rammoorat Singh Jr. Research Fellow M. Sc (Applied Geology)
26. Dr. Neetu Gill Jr. Research Fellow M.A (Geography), P.G. Diploma Remote Sensing, IIRS Dehradun, PhD
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2. Central Laboratory Facility (CLF)
Central Laboratory Facility under the Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology is
providing laboratory facilities to teachers and students of the state who are pursuing
research in different streams of science. The lab is equipped with instruments and apparatus
needed for carrying out experiments for research purpose. Students who are at their post
graduation level and those who are research scholars pursuing Ph.D. programmes of
Universities are availing the facility of this laboratory. Central Laboratory Facility is also
providing services to different government departments and agencies. Some of the
activities taken up by CLF are listed below:
o Water samples analysis for Public Health Engineering Department, National Institute
of Technology, Raipur and ACME Raipur Solar Power Pvt. Ltd. (Chhattisgarh) were
carried out and reports submitted to concerned institutions.
o Plants and Soil sample analysis were carried out for Guru Ghasidas Central University,
Bilaspsur.
o Chemical analysis for Tendupatta leaves was carried out for Chhattisgarh State Minor
Forest Produce Co-operative Federation Limited, Raipur.
o Analysis was carried out for samples from Department of Biotechnology, Pt.
Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur for Arsenic content in water.
o Carried out analysis of 104 water samples for DST, GOI sponsored “Village
Information Project”.
o An Animal Testing Facility is also established with the clearance of CPCSEA, New Delhi
and Bone Fracture Healing activity by using specific herbs on animal models is being
carried out for Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspsur.
o A project on “Identifying Ratanpur as Ramasar Wetland site” is carried out for
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raipur by analysing two season water
samples collected from identified wetlands of this area.
o Apart from the testing facility, CLF also provided Dissertation and Ph.D. work facility
for researchers of the state. Under this programme 14 Ph.D. works are facilitated and
support given for 3 dissertation work and 9 dissertation work are in progress.
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2.1. Available Infrastucture
Under the CLF the major analysis techniques available presently for R&D and testing work
are:
o Spectroscopy: UV-VIS, NIR, FTIR, Flame Spectroscopy, Mass Spectroscopy
o Chromatography: Gas Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography, Layer
Chromatography,
o Microwave Sample Preparation System.
o Animal Testing Facility
o Along with other ancillary equipments and lab requirements.
One of the major objectives of the CLF is Capacity Building that is Human Resource
Development in area of sophisticated and advanced research instrumentation. This would
not only improve the status of research & development in the state but also provide the
trained manpower to excel nationally and internationally. While the training would provide a
hand on practice on state of art instruments it also inculcates instrument culture in the
research scenario in the state. Further modular training facility in the domains of Animal
Handling & Animal Model Research; Water Testing; Tissue Culture Training etc. are also
being provided in respect to the need of the academicians, researchers and students of the
state.
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2.1.1. New initiatives
o Incubation facility has been extended to ‘Bheshaj Innovations’ which deals with
Hospital generated infections.
2.1.2. Resource Person Available
Sl. Name Designation Qualification
1. Dr. Amit Dubey Scientist – D Ph.D. (Biotechnology)
2. Dr. Beena Sharma Scientist – B Ph.D. (Ecology)
3. Dr. Wasim Raja Scientist – B Ph.D. (Biosciences)
4. Mr. Ajit Gupta Technical Assistant B.E. (Electrical)
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3. Patent Information Centre, Gyan Cell & Innovation Fund
Patent information centre under the Council is entrusted with the task of creating awareness
among students, teachers and other researchers on the method for registering their
research developed process and product for patent and benefit which they may derive out
of such registration. Similarly awareness is created among them about other Intellectual
Properties Rights like: copyright, industrial design, trademark etc. Some of the activities
undertaken by the patent information centre are listed below:
o 5 Institutional Patents were forwarded to Technology Information, Forecasting and
Assessment Council(TIFAC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of
India
o 4 institutional Patent searches were done along with 1 Individual Patent application
for local industrialist was forwarded to NRDC, DSIR, GoI for assistance in filing.
o 8 Popular IPR lectures were organised at different Universities and Colleges in the
state which helped in sensitizing about 1200 academicians, researchers and general
masses.
o 3 Workshops were organised, one at Shri Shankaracharya Mahavidyalaya, Junwani,
Bhilai and second at Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai,
Chhattisgarh which helped in sensitizing about 600 academicians, students and
special invitees.
3.1. New initiatives
o Council in its suo-moto wisdom circulated a draft Institutional Intellectual Rights
Policy to the 25 leading academic and research institutions of the state and sensitized
them in framing their own institutional intellectual rights policy.
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o Under 'Innovation fund programme' Council has provided financial assistance to two
innovators for their prototype development project of ‘OPTER Two in One’ bike for
harvesting of water hyacinth by releasing first grant. The project is being executed
with the support of Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Faculty
of Agricultural Engineering, IGKV, Raipur.
o Council has formulated and submitted a technical and financial proposal of the tune
of Rs. 109.95 lakhs for establishment of IP facilitating centre for MSME to DC-MSME,
GOI.
3.2. Facilities provided
o On-Line Search
o The Gazette(s) of India relating to:
Patents Act, 1999
The Geographical Indication of goods (Registration and protection) Act, 1999
The semiconductor integrated Circuits layout-design Act, 2000.
Copyrights Act, 1957; The Copyright Rule, 1958.
Information Technology Bill
Designs Act, 1999.
Trademark Bill, 1999.
o Technical and legal support through TIFAC & panel of registered patent attorneys for
institutional patents.
o Patent search, drafting and facilitation on IPRs from individual inventors
o Technology Forecasting and assessment
o Awareness on Filing of Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Geographical Indication and
other IP applications.
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4. Research & Development Activities
o 41 proposals were sanctioned under the activity Seminar / Symposia / Workshop to
bring science closer to people in general and student community in particular on
different themes on Biological Science, Mathematical Science, Physical Science,
Chemical Science and Applied aspects of these subjects;
o 9 proposals were sanctioned under 'mini research project' to facilitate research work
in the State. Care is taken to sanction only those research subjects which have
translational significance for the society.
o 6 proposals were sanctioned under travel grant for attending International
Seminar/Symposia / Workshop for promising scientists and academicians associated
with institutes of higher learning of the state.
o Publication grant was sanctioned for publication of proceedings of the seminar for
larger benefit of student community.
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5. Policy Formulation
5.1. Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Policy
Council has initiated formulation of Science and Technology Policy for the state. The core
objective of the Science & Technology Policy is to ensure visibility of S&T in development
plans and activities in the State. This Policy has been formulated so as to ensure flow of
knowledge in all sectors of state’s economy including agriculture, manufacturing and
services for sustainable and eco-friendly utilization of copious natural resources to provide
improved quality of life for all citizens. The policy also describes some of the key
fundamental elements of implementation strategies so as to enable formulation of specific
programmes for the development of the state. The policy elaborates sector-wise goals and
implementation mechanism by laying down the Science & Technology Roadmap.
The policy in its draft stage and is ready for broader consultation with all stakeholders.
5.2. Chhattisgarh State Data Policy
Council is formulating Chhattisgarh State Data Policy (CSDP) to create an enabling
environment to share Tabular, Spatial, Non-spatial & Remote Sensing satellite data amongst
various development departments of the state. The CSDP in the spirit of NDSAP, NMP, NGP,
CAR and RSDP to facilitate easy access and sharing of such government owned data, in open
format, for supporting inclusive governance with effective planning, meticulous
implementation and closer monitoring of developmental programmes, managing and
mitigating disasters and facilitating scientific research aiding to informed decisions for larger
public good.
The policy in its draft stage is ready for circulation for comments and suggestions.
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6. Popularisation of Science
o Organised District level training workshops, District level Children Science Congress
This was organised in 24 districts which culminated in State level Children Science
Congress. From the Selected State level Children Science Congress, short-listed 15
Students and 4 teachers participated in the National Children Science Congress at
Ahemdabad.
o State Level Western India Science Fair was organized at Balod. 9 students and 3
teachers were selected for participating in the National Science Seminar at Nehru
Science Centre Mumbai.
o Science Quiz Competition; Science Exhibition; Mathematical Olympiad were
organized at different places in the state.
o “Celebrated World Space Week” for school students & teachers at identified 8
schools of the state and 3 selected students participated at the National Level at
ISRO, Hyderabad.
o Science parks are established to make students aware about different principles and
laws of science in a play-way method. These parks are established at Govt. H.S.S.,
Pharasgaon, District Kondagaon, Govt. H.S.S., Bartoli, Block- Bilha, Dist- Bilaspur and
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mana Camp, Raipur.
o Mobile planetarium was established and live demonstration were made before the
student community in particular and common masses in general at H.S.S.,
Kotmisonar, District Jangir- Champa;
o Lab facilities through Mobile lab provided to Govt. Higher secondary Schools of
various blocks of Bilaspur District for conducting demonstration of science
experiments for students.
o Organised Chhattisgarh Young Scientist Congress for researchers in collaboration
with Durg University, Durg on 27th & 28th February 2018 at Govt. V.Y.T P.G.
Autonomous College, Durg; This programme was well received and 160 research
papers presented from 19 streams of science.
o Celebrated National Mathematics Day and National Science Day in 10 institutes.
o One project on “Screening & Awareness programme on Malnutrition in women and
children” was sanctioned under science and society programme.
o Proposal sanctioned for 'Mobile Planetarium Shows' for students & general mass of
04 districts;
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7. Technology Transfer
o Two Rock Bee Honey Harvesting Centres at Dantewada district were made
operational to collect honey in the most scientific and sustainable manner taking
precaution to minimally damage honey bee colony. This would enable the harvested
hive to regenerate soon and help in collection of honey in shorter time. So far more
than 2000 Kg rock-bee honey was collected, refined and commercialised by
beneficiaries under the brand name 'Bastar Honey'
o Initiated training for making handmade Sanitary Napkin to tribal women and girls and
created awareness among them for using sanitary napkin to maintain menstrual
hygiene. This programme is started in 01 block of Bastar Revenue Division and efforts
are being made to scale the activity up in 07 more blocks of Bastar, Sukma,
Dandewada, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bijapur, Kanker districts.
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8. Coordinator Cells
Chhattisgarh Council of Science & Technology has a scheme for establishment of Co-
ordinator Cell in various Universities and Institutions of the state to promote science related
activities and to popularize science based themes in the institutions and also to act as bridge
in scientific endeavours among institutions for the overall development of the state with a
focus on promoting research to popularize Science with strengthening of existing network
and expanding it further, through organizing Seminars/ Symposia /Workshops /Science
Exhibitions/ Popular Science lecture/ Debates/ Essay writing on various subjects of science
and to make meaningful interventions in bringing science closer to student community. This
would enable students to come in contact with eminent personalities who have served the
subject of science with their research and contributed to the development of science and its
application for the common good.
To ensure intervention of S&T for streamlining the activities of the Council, in State
Universities, Engineering and Medical Colleges 15 coordinator cells are established and have
been made functional. This year Council had sponsored 06 University/Insinuation to
organized programme like Seminars/ Symposia /Workshops /Science Exhibitions/ Popular
Science lecture/Debates/ Essay writing on various subjects of science.
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur had organized the first ‘Science Promotion Activity’
on 27th Jan 2018 at Biotechnology Department. The activity comprised of two competitions,
a multiple choice based quiz on ‘Environmental Problems’ and a poster competition on
‘Renewable Energy Sources’. The program was scheduled in two sessions. In the first session,
the poster and quiz competition was conducted while in the second session a popular
science lecture was given by an eminent Professor. The participation of the students was
recorded from the Department of Environmental Sciences, Renewable Energy Technology &
Management, Biotechnology, Geology & Water Resource Management, Statistics, Center for
Basic Science, Life Sciences, Library Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Electronics & Photonics
and from Law department of the University. The quiz contained 100 questions, which were
based on Environmental issues faced at the global as well as state levels. The students
earnestly solved the questions and created imaginative posters based on the theme. Some
of the snap shots of the programmes held under this scheme are shown below:
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9. Mobile Science Exhibition Van
The Mobile Science Exhibition Van (MSEV) contains 24 Exhibit windows, visits the schools of
remote areas of the state for creating scientific temper and awareness among the students
and common man. This year Mobile Van visited 10 Schools from December ’17 to February
‘18.
A total of 3500 students from Class 6th to 12th visited the exhibits this year.
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10. Financial
10.1. State Government Grant
Council of Science & Technology gets funding from the State Government under Demand No. 46 Science & Technology, Main Head 3425 & 5425 in the Plan Budget
(Actual Expenditure against Grants from Govt. of Chhattisgarh) (Rs. Lakhs)
F.Y. 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Allotment 925.00 1204.50 945.00 975.00
Expenditure 825.00 776.29 675.00 246.25
10.2. DST Core Grant
(Amount in Rs.)
F.Y. 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Allotment 96,80,000 98,80,000 1,34,22,000 1,02,02,000
Expenditure 96,79,980 98,40,000 1,23,84,880 1,02,02,000
10.3. Project Fund Receipts
Based on the requirements of the development departments and agencies of the state, Council formulates project proposals for extending technical support related to Remote Sensing & GIS and extends training support. The project funds receipts and expenditure details of of CGSAC & CLF are given below:
(Amount in Rs.)
F.Y. 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Receipts CGSAC 58,99,910 1,98,60,960 3,02,13,814 4,13,71,057
Expenditure CGSAC 59,53,255 1,05,13,097 1,80,38,621 85,79,962
Receipts CLF 72,000 4,92,900 3,58,074 4,20,450
Total Project Earnings 18,655 98,40,763 1,25,33,267 3,32,11,545
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