1. Panchayat Resource Mapping (PRM) programme  more......

   This is essentially a participatory programme which involves the mapping of assets, land use and water resources of individual survey plots by trained volunteers on cadastral scale at the Panchayat land.
   
    

   Project Coordinator	:	S.Chandramohan, Assistant Director
   	:	K.G Omana, Assistant Director

    

2. Agro-Ecological Zonation Project  more.......
   
   The objective is to assess the resource potential of the different agro-ecological zones of the State and to evolve farm models for increasing agricultural production for the whole State. This has been completed in Kollam and Alappuzha district and is progressing in Pathanamthitta .
   
    

   Project Coordinator

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   M.Kuthubdeen,Specialist (Soil Science)

    

3. State Natural Resource Management System (SNRMS)
   
   SNRMS is a multi-disciplinary arrangement for co-ordinating, guiding and planning the natural resource management in the State. The activities of this group include preparing a status report on various kinds of data relevant for SNRMS which are now available with various departments and agencies in the State, suggest their application to relevant user departments and agencies and enable them to utilize them fully and identify new types and forms of data which are available within the country and outside relevant to NRMS and prioritize and co-ordinate their procurement. SNRMS would also identify the training requirements and arrange the traininging programmes.
   
    

   Project Coordinator

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   S.Edison, Assistant Director

    

4. Database for Integrated District Development Plan for Thiruvananthapuram more.....
   
   The objective of the project is to evolve a comprehensive database for the integrated district development plan of the district. The Project is completed and submitted to Town Planning Department.
    

   Project Coordinator

   :

   S.Chandramohan

1. Study on the extent and causes of Land degradation in the State
   
   The study intents to identify the different parameters that contribute to land degradation in the State and spatially delineate the same to identify the causes of degradation and suggest control/reclamation measures.
    

   Project Coordinator

   :

   R.Sanalkumar, Assistant Director

    

2. Mapping of Land Use systems of Pathanamthitta town and environs for urban planning
   
   The objective is to map and monitor the urban sprawl, urban land use changes and urban penetration in the adjoining seven panchayats of Pathanamthitta municipality for creating data base for urban planning using remote sensing and GIS.
   
    

   Project Coordinator

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   R.Sanalkumar, Assistant Director

    

3. A study for the identification of the suitable band combination of IRS-P3 Satellite data for soil separability and mapping in the southern region of the State
   
   The project aims in the possibility of using ideal band combinations of IRS IC-P3 data and imageries of concerned band combinations in separating the boundaries of various soil associations taking into advantage of the reflectance character of vegetation.
    

   Project Coordinator

   :

   S.Chandramohan, Assistant Director

    

4. Effectiveness of command area irrigation in the Neyyar river basin in Thiruvananthapuram district
   
   The project is drawn up with the objective of collecting, compiling and presenting the information pertaining to a sample irrigation command area for assessing its irrigation potential and effectiveness. The study will bring out suggestions and recommendations for the better utilisation of the irrigation potential for sustainable crop production.
   
    

   Project Coordinator

   :

   A.Nizamudeen, Soil Survey Assistant

   
   The Kerala State Land Use Board, in collaboration with the National Land Use and Conservation Board, Ministry of Agriculture and Government of India observes a national resources conservation week each year.