YEAR 2009-2010

• Project Name:

   Negotiating Globalization: The World of Auto-Rickshaw Pullers in Kolkata

• Sponsored by: 

   Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.

• Objective :

   To study about the auto rickshaw pullers in Kolkata witnessed against the backdrop of globalization and liberalization of Indian economy.

• Project Investigator:

   Dr. Satyabrata Chakraborty , Ex- Prof. Calcutta University

• Project Name:

   National Wetland Inventory and Assessment (NWIA)

• Sponsored by: 

   OPSIS System, Kolkata.

• Objective :

   To generate a comprehensive wetland inventory of 1:50000 scale using latest IRS Satellite data, creation of digital database of wetlands as per NNRMS (National Natural Resources Management System) standards and development of a query shell for information retrieval.

• Project Investigator:

    Dr. Jibonananda Roy, Former System Manager, Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre (RRSSC), Kharagpur