Question: Biotechnology department is planning to launch ‘Lab on Boat’ for biological analysis of which of the following river system?
(a) Ganges River
(b) Yamuna River
(c) Brahmaputra River
(d) Godavari River
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- Department of Biotechnology aims at starting a ‘lab on boat’ on Bramhaputra River for biological analysis of the river system.
- This laboratory will be used for biological analysis of the river system.
- Through this ambitious project, it is proposed to build several laboratories and access to local research institutes on Brahmaputra and its tributaries.
- The first laboratory under the Bramhaputra Biodiversity Biology Boat (B4) initiative will cover Pasighat, Dibrugarh, Neemati, Tejpur and Guwahati in Assam.
- B4 will establish a large barge on the river with a well-equipped laboratory for the analysis of all components of the entire ecosystem of the river and its surroundings.
- The nearly 3,800 kms long river, one of the longest in the world, traverses three countries to empty itself in the Bay of Bengal.
- The project is expected to commence by the year (2017)-end.
- Anchored by IIT-Guwahati, the project is also supported by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
- Under the Ministry of Science and Technology, there are a number of institutes and ships for research on the river, but this will be the first time that the Ministry will have a boat / barrage for research on a river.
- Biotechnology Department also announced the projects of Phyto-Pharma Plants Mission and Frugal Microscopy for the north-east region.
- The Rs 50 crore Phyto-Pharma Plants Mission programme will promote cultivation and conservation in the north-eastern states.
Reference:
http://www.ptinews.com/news/9088204_Govt-plans—lab-on-boat—for-analysing-Brahmaputra-river
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-boat-lab-to-study-brahmaputra/article19722816.ece
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/govt-plans-lab-on-boat-for-analysing-brahmaputra-river/1/1052426.html