1. evaluation of eutrophication mechanism in fresh waterbody and integrated control techniques of algae blooms

2. assessment of biotic integrity (for fish, invertebrits and aquatic vegetation) of lakes and rivers

3. conservation and rehabilitation of ecological riparian zone and floodplain.

4. Integrated watershed management and river habitat restoration techniques in the scale of river basins,

5. policy recommendations for the system and mechanism of river ecological restoration and integrated management