CHEA Annual Report 2024

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I am pleased to share with you the 42nd edition of the

Annual Report of CHEA for the financial year 2023-24.

The CHEA’s Annual Reports always offer a comprehensive

preview of CHEA’s journey, as conceptualized in 1981 by

its founders, who were concerned about the Himalayas,

particularly the Indian Central Himalayas. Since then,

CHEA demonstrated its determination to work to fulfill the

purpose of CHEA and its objectives, which were set, before

43 years, by the founders of CHEA.

In 2023-24, CHEA initiated a new project “Rural

Empowerment through Sustainable Natural Resource

Management” funded by the Uttarakhand State Council

for Science and Technology (UCOST). Like the previous

year, CHEA continuously worked on various environmental

issues, which impact Himalayan Ecology. During this

period and under the supervision of Prof S.P. Singh, CHEA’s

research team studied Oak and Pine adaptation to drought,

surface fires and related other disturbances and soil

nutrient content. Apart from research, CHEA is also involved

in working with the community at the grassroots level to

counter climate change and to develop a mechanism for

sustainable natural resource management, thus CHEA

and various Van Panchayats came together to implement

the “Himalayan Oak Restoration” project; the project is

financially supported by the Bengaluru-based organization

Value Network Venture (VNV).

In the end, I express my gratitude, on behalf of the CHEA

council and its members, to all the funding agencies, well-

wishers and the rural community residing in the far-flung

areas of the Central Himalayas for their continuous support;

their continuous support and belief in our objectives enable

us to take up action-oriented activities on the field level and

to make attempts to achieve collective goals and objectives.

Best Wishes

P. P. Dhyani

CHAIR’S PAGE

P. P. Dhyani

Vice Chancellor, Haridwar University,

Bajuheri, Roorkee, and Formerly Vice Chancellor,

Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University, VMSB

Uttarakhand Technical University & Shri Guru Ram

Rai University, and Director, GBPNIHE, Gov. of India

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