Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College

ব্রহ্মানন্দ কেশবচন্দ্র কলেজ Established in 1956

(NAAC ACCREDITED GOVT. SPONSORED DEGREE COLLEGE FOR UG & PG)

Recognised under 2(f) and 12B by University Grants Commission
Affiliated to West Bengal State University

ISO Certified - 9001:2015, 14001:2015, 50001:2018

Major Research Project

UGC MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT

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Botany

Special grants from WB Department of Biotechnology for developing research facility
The Department of Botany has received funding from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal to set up a Biotechnology Laboratory with all the necessary equipments. This will enable the college to conduct full time Biotechnology classes with the assistance of the programme BOOST (Biotechnology Opportunities Offered to Science and Technology). This Laboratory will be utilized as Central Instrumentation Centre for all the Life Science Departments.


Phycodiversity of the Bon Hooghly Lake and adjoining water bodies in Kolkata – status and potential applications

Executive Summary

The unexplored semi-urban water bodies of Bon Hooghly and Baranagar area have been carefully explored for micro algal species and the Phycodiversity was analyzed. Microscopic examination of phytoplankton revealed 5 groups consisting 113 species of phytoplankton in order Cyanophyceae(17), Chlorophyceae (52), Euglenophyceae (27), Bacillariophyceae (15) and Dinophyceae (3). All taxa have been recorded and listed along with their monthly abundance. The phytoplankton density of Bon-Hooghly Lake ranges between 254-872cells/ml and in Baranagar Lake the phytoplankton density ranges between 922-314 cells/ml. from the data it was observed that phytoplankton density of Bonhooghly Lake was slightly less than Baranagar Lake. Both the lakes show a similar pattern of monthly variation in phytoplankton density. Cyanophycean members were present in higher numbers (98-382cells/ml. in Bon Hooghly lake and 126-478cells/ml. in Baranagar Lake respectively) than other groups of phytoplankton. The sequence of different phytoplankton groups according to their density was Cyanophyceae>Chlorophyceae>Bacillariophyceae>Dinophyceae.
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Sl. No Faculty Researcher and Department Funding Agencies Tenure Title of research project Total grant sanctioned Rs. Total grant received till date Rs.
2. Papia Chakraborti, Botany UGC 2015-18 Phycodiversity of the Bon-Hooghly Lake and Adjoining Water Bodies in Kolkata- Status and its Potential Implications 13.7 lacs 7,39,500