NATIONAL MISSION ON HIMALAYAN STUDIES

Subject : Environment

Context : No nod for new projects in himalayan region says environment minister.

Concept :

The National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), a Central Sector Grant-in-aid Scheme, therefore, targets to provide much needed focus, in addressing the key issues relating to conservation and sustainable management of natural resources in Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).
The ultimate goal is to improve quality of life and maintain ecosystem health of the region to ensure long- term ecological security to the country.
As the Mission specifically targets the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the jurisdiction of NMHS includes 10 Himalayan states fully (i.e., Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand) and two states partially (i.e., hill districts of Assam and West Bengal).

NMHS envisages to work towards a set of linked and complementary goals to:

Foster conservation and sustainable management of natural resources;
Enhance supplementary and/or alternative livelihoods and overall economic well-being of the region;
Control and prevent pollution in the region;
Foster increased/augmented human and institutional capacities and the knowledge and policy environment in the region; and
Strengthen, greening, and fostering development of climate-resilient core infrastructure and basic services assets.