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Annual Report 2000-2001 Organisational Structure GOVERNING BODY Chairman (w.e.f. 20.06.2000) Professor C.V. Subramanian Professor Ashok Sahni A-8, Damayanthi Apartments Dean of University Instruction & 17, South Mada Street, Nungampakkam Professor of Geology Chennai- 600 034 Panjab University Chandigarh – 160 014 Members Professor V.S. Ramamurthy, Professor V.S. Ramamurthy, Secretary or his Nominee Secretary or his Nominee Department of Science & Technology DST, Technology Bhavan Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road New Mehrauli Road New Delhi – 110 016 New Delhi – 110 016 Shri Arun Sharma, Joint Secretary Shri Arun Sharma, Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser or his Nominee & Financial Adviser or his Nominee Department of Science & Technology DST, Technology Bhavan Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road New Mehrauli Road New Delhi -110 016 New Delhi -110 016 Professor M.S. Srinivasan Dr. H.K. Gupta, Director Department of Geology National Geophysical Research Institute Banaras Hindu University Uppal Road Varanasi- 221 005 Hyderabad – 500 037 Dr V.C. Thakur Professor J.S. Singh Ex-Director, WIHG Department of Botany 9/12, Ashirwad Enclave Banaras Hindu University Dehradun- 248 001 Varanasi- 221 005 Dr S.C.D. Sah †Professor D.D. Pant No. 9, Vikaspuram Enclave 106, Tagore Town New Forest Allahabad – 211 002 Dehradun -248 006 Members (Ex-officio) Dr. N.P. Singh Dr. N.P. Singh Director Director Botanical Survey of India Botanical Survey of India P-8, Brabourne Road P-8, Brabourne Road Calcutta -700 001 Kolkata -700 001 Dr S.K. Acharyya Dr S.K. Acharyya Director General Director General Geological Survey of India Geological Survey of India 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road 27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road Calcutta- 700 016 Kolkata - 700 016 1 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Professor N.K. Mehrotra Professor M.P. Singh Department of Botany Department of Geology Lucknow University Lucknow University Lucknow -226 007 Lucknow – 226 007 Member-Secretary (Ex-officio) Professor Anshu K. Sinha, Director, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Non-Member Assistant Secretary (Ex-officio) Mr. S.C. Bajpai, Registrar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL Chairman (w.e.f. 01.10.2000) Professor P.S. Ramakrishnan Professor J.S. Singh School of Environmental Sciences Department of Botany Jawaharlal Nehru University Banaras Hindu University New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi -110 067 Varanasi - 221 005 Member-Convener (Ex-officio) Director, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Members Professor M.S. Srinivasan Dr. K.R. Gupta Department of Geology Adviser (ESS), DST Banaras Hindu University Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road Varanasi - 221 005 New Delhi –110 016 Professor S.K. Tandon Professor B.D. Sharma Department of Geology Kathmandi University of Delhi Narnaul – 123 001 Delhi- 110 007 Haryana Professor J.S. Singh Professor I.B. Singh Department of Botany Department of Geology Banaras Hindu University Lucknow University Varanasi -221 005 Lucknow – 226 007 Professor K. Gopalan Dr. N.D. Mitra Emeritus Scientist 49 D, Townshend Road National Geophysical Research Institute Bhawanipur Uppal Road, Hyderabad- 500 007 Kolkata – 700 025 Professor S.N. Agashe Professor S.N. Agashe Department of Botany, Bangalore University Department of Botany, Bangalore University 401, 41st Cross, 5th Block 401, 41st Cross, 5th Block Jayanagar Jayanagar Bangalore - 560 041 Bangalore – 560 041 Professor Manju Banerjee Professor Manju Banerjee Department of Botany Department of Botany Calcutta University Calcutta University 35, Ballygunge Circular Road 35, Ballygunge Circular Road Calcutta - 700 019 Kolkata - 700 019 2 Annual Report 2000-2001 Shri Kuldeep Chandra Shri Kuldeep Chandra Regional Director, ONGC Executive Director, ONGC KDM Institute of Petroleum Exploration KDM Institute of Petroleum Exploration 9, Kaulagarh Road 9, Kaulagarh Road Dehradun -248 195 Dehradun -248 195 Professor V.N. Raja Rao Professor P.K. Khare Centre of Advanced Study in Department of Botany Botany, University of Madras Allahabad University Guindy Campus Allahabad – 211 002 Chennai- 600 025 Professor K.S. Manilal Professor S.B. Bhatia D-37, Jawahar Nagar 441, Sector 6 Calicut- 673 006 Panchkula – 134 109, Haryana Member (Ex-officio) Shri Ravi Shanker Shri Ravi Shanker Senior Dy. Director General Senior Dy. Director General GSI, Northern Region, Sector ‘E’ GSI, Northern Region, Sector ‘E’ Aliganj, Lucknow- 226 020 Aliganj, Lucknow- 226 020 Non-Member Secretary (Ex-officio) Registrar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany FINANCE & BUILDING COMMITTEE Chairman (Ex-officio) (w.e.f. 01.10.2000) Professor C.V. Subramanian Professor Ashok Sahni Chairman, Governing Body Chairman, Governing Body Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Members Shri Arun Sharma Shri Arun Sharma Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser or his Nominee, DST, New Delhi or his Nominee, DST, New Delhi Dr S.C.D. Sah Professor M.P. Singh Member, Governing Body Member, Governing Body Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Shri S.P. Elhence Shri V.P. Garg Chief Engineer (Retd.), UPPWD 71, Mall Avenue B-87, Indiranagar Avas Vikas Colony Lucknow- 226 016 Lucknow – 226 001 Member (Ex-officio) Director, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Non-Member Secretary (Ex-officio) Registrar, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany 3 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany ORGANISATIONAL SET-UP CHAIRMAN GOVERNING BODY RESEARCH FINANCE & ADVISORY BUILDING COUNCIL COMMITTEE DIRECTOR THRUST AREAS UNITS ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH GROUPS TO RESEARCH Antiquity of Life Research Planning REGISTRAR and Co-ordination Cell Gondwana Supercontinent: Finance and Accounts Publication Regional Geology, Floristics, Terrane Accretion, Plate Establishment Library Tectonics and Configuration Scientific Activities Museum Biopetrology of Indian Coals in relation to Coal Bed Methane Stores & Purchase Herbarium Floristics of Petroliferous Works, Building & Maceration Basins Maintenance Laboratory Quaternary Vegetation, Climate Transport & Workshop and Monsoon Guest House Scanning Electron Microscope Electronic Data Procesing Photography 4 Annual Report 2000-2001 Research Thrust Area: Antiquity of Life Project 1: Palaeobiology and biostratigraphy of Precambrian Basin Component 2: Morphotaxonomical studies of biological remains of both micro- and mega-fossils from the Meso/Neoproterozoic sediments of the Kurnool and Chhattisgarh Studied macrofossils comprising Granomarginata prima and Baltisphaeridium Longfengshania and Tawuia from the Owk Shale dubium. Colonies of sphaeroidal cells and trichomes Formation exposed at Ankireddipalle village and also represent cyanobacteria. OWM comprising large recovered more thallophytic algae from the chert bed sized acritarch of sphaeromorphida group and rarely in Koilkuntala Limestone Formation, Kurnool Group cyanobacteria have been recovered in Gunderdehi exposed near Nandikotkur in Kurnool district, Andhra Shale Formation exposed around Bilaigarh village. Pradesh. Fresh collection of ichnofossils/dubiofossils These forms are comparable with known forms of from the Panium Quartzite Formation has also been acritarchs, viz. Leiosphaeridia pellucida, studied. The forms present are broadly grouped into Favososphaera conglobata, Granomarginata minuta, three categories: i) Medusoid like forms, ii) Spindle Lophoshaeridium truncatum and Cyanobacteria, viz. shaped forms, and iii) Algal mat texture. Myxococcoides ramapuraensis and Eomycetopsis M. Shukla & M. Sharma rugosa. An assessment analysis indicates that the sizes of dominating acritarchs of sphaeromorphida Studied diversified organic-walled microfossils group increase from older Charmuria Limestone (OWM) in macerated residue and thin sections of Formation to younger Gunderdehi Shale Formation. materials from the Charmuria Limestone and The acritarch of sphaeromorphida group are dominant Gunderdehi Shale formations, Raipur Group, in the recovered assemblage of Gunderdehi Shale Chhattisgarh Supergroup. Assemblage comprised of Formation. Cyanophycean algal remains are mostly acritarchs and cyanobacteria from the interbedded preserved in cherts of the Charmuria Limestone dark gray shales and cherts in Charmuria Limestone Formation. The OWM assemblage suggests early Formation exposed around Katgi and Basin villages. Neoproterozoic age and calm depositional The acritarchs belong to sphaeromorphida group and environment for the lower part of the Raipur Group. a few forms are comparable with earlier reported R. Babu forms, viz. Margominuscula simplex, M. rugosa, Thrust Area: Gondwana Supercontinent: Regional Geology, Floristics, Terrane Accretion, Plate Tectonics and Configuration Project 2: Floristics and biostratigraphy of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic of Himalayas Component 1: Floristics and stratigraphy of the Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic sediments of the Tethyan Himalaya and their regional relationship 5 Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany Rock samples (30) from Laptal Chojan La section Oxfordian to Berriasian age correlation for the of Spiti Shale Formation, Malla Johar area have been formation. The palynozones identified have been worked out for their spore-pollen. The characteristic compared with the known Ammonite zones to taxa, viz. Callialasporites spp, Murospora florida, develop an integrated biostratigraphy of Spiti Shale Cicatricatisporites australiensis, Aequitriradites unit in the Tethyan Mesozoic sequence. spinulosus, Appendicisporites sp,, etc.