Founded in 1996 and headed by Dr. D.N. Tiwari, Utthan operates in the areas of Research & Development for promoting sustainable development, education, health & human development for eradication of poverty & empowerment of weaker people. It also explores very useful programs for surface soil mined areas around cities, degraded forest lands, dry lands and wastelands. Its projects cover distressed migration areas; backward and inaccessible areas with poor community and communication; and areas with deficits in food, nutrition and health support. These include ten districts in Uttar Pradesh, two districts in Chhattisgarh and four districts in Madhya Pradesh States. Utthan's main activities are :
Demonstrating and promoting agroforestry models in different ecosystems
Promoting herbal medicines
Developing technology for cultivation of Jatropha curcas in degraded lands for biodiesel production
Demonstrating watershed management, rainwater harvesting and ground water recharge for augmenting water availability
Reclaiming degraded land through watershed development.
Implementing Joint Forest Management strategies for curbing deforestation
Literacy and adult education programmes
Health and Sanitation programmes and health fairs
Environmental fairs
Shambhunath Institute of Engineering and Technology
Jhalwa, Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh
Phone No. : 0532-3296910
Fax : 0532-2552112
