Dr Sabita Borah

MSc, BEd, PhD
Joined Lakhimpur Girls' College on 27 Mar, 1998
Working as Associate Professor
Research Interest:
Bio-chemistry
Specialized Courses:
Bio-chemistry

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Yadav, R.N.S. Borah, S., Das, B. and Gogoi, R. 1991:Comparative studies on LDH in heart,liver and muscle  of vertebrate of different habitat., Bull. Life Sciencesvol.1,1-7



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1994a: Rogor toxicity to the liver in fresh water teleostHeteropneustesfossilis (Bloch).,Bull. Pure and Applied Sci.,13A(1),35-39.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1994b: Endosulfan induced metabolic alterations in the muscle of fresh water fish Heteropneustesfossilis (Bloch),GEOBIOS,21,289-293.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1994c: Effect of starvation of myfibrillerATPase activity of protein, free  amino acid and collagen characterstics in the muscle of teleostHeteropneustesfossilis.,Bull. Life Sciences,IV,29-36.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1994d: Effects of dilute dimethoate on certain biochemical parameters of fresh water fish Heteropneustesfossilis (Bloch),Proceedings, National Seminar on Recent Advances in Life Sciences1(1),1-8.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1995a: Alteration in protein, free aminoacids,nucleic acids and carbohydrate contents of muscle and gill in rogor exposed freshwater fish Heteropneustesfossilis (Bloch.),Pollution Research,14(1),99-103.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S.  1995b: Static bioassy and toxicity of two pesticides, rogor and endosulfan to air breathing fish Heteropneustesfossilis (Bloch) with special references to behavior, Pollution Research,15(3),435-438.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S.  1996a: Biochemical and haematological response to starvation in an airbreathing fish Heteropneustesfossilis (Bloch).,Ind. J. Fisheries,43(4), 307-311.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1996b: Effects of rogor (30% w/w dimethoate) on the activity of LDH, Acp and Alp in muscle and gill of fresh water fish Heteropneustefossilis (Bloch)., J. Env. Biol.,8,20-26.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S.1996c: Impact of lethal concentration of Assam petroleum crude oil in the muscle of freshwater teleostHeteropneustesfossilis (Bloch): A biochemical study., J. Fresh Water Biol.,8,20-26.



  1. Borah, S. and Yadav, R.N.S. 1996d: Respiratory and haemoglobin response to starvation in a freshwater teleostHeteropneustesfossilis (Bloch) , Bull. Life Sci.,vol-VI,41-46.



12. Borah, S. 2005a: Effect of petroleum oil on biochemical constituents and enzyme activity in kidney and liver tissues of freshwater teleost  fish  Heteropneustesfossilis (bloch) ., Nat. Env. And Pollut. Tech., vol. 4, No.2, 227-232.



13. Borah, S. 2005b: Changes in Respiratory metabolism in a tropical freshwater fish Heteropneustesfossilis (bloch) due to petroleum crude oil toxicosis., Nat Env. And Pollut. Tech., vol.4, no.3, 469-472.



14. Borah, S. 2006a: Haematological and Respiratory anomalies in the freshwater fish  Heteropneustesfossilis (bloch) exposed to crude oil., J. Ecotoxicol and Env. Monit.,16(3),285-289. 



15. Borah, S. 2006b: Effect of Pollutants on RNA-DNA Ratio as an index of the stress in the cat fish Heteropneustesfossilis (bloch) , J. Ecotoxicol and Env. Monit. 16(6), 577-580.



16. Hazarika, L.P., Borah, S., Baruah, D and Dutta, R. 2008: Pre dam investigation on the ornamental fishes of down stream of Subansiri River basin. Proceedings of National Seminar onWetlands and Livelihoods, India, pp.158-164, 2008.



17. Borah, S. and Hazarika, L.P. 2009: 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Dam- Prediction of impact on fishes. Seuj. Cinta, News letter of Green Heritage. Volume: V, No.1, 28-31., 2009.



18. Hazarika, L.P., Baruah,D., Bakalial, B., Borah,S. and Dutta, R. 2009: Native aquarium plants and fish culture: Suatainable way for conservation and earning job opportunities for the people of North East-India. Proceeding of the the National Seminar on “Agroforestry for Socioeconomic Development of North Eastern Region’, pp: 94-103. 11th-12th Dec., 2009.



19. Gogoi, M., Baruah,D. and Borah, S. 2011:Impact of flushing sediment and sudden release   of excess water from a dam reservoir on the downstream of a tropical river, North EasternIndia.,International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research,  Vol.:1(1):72-81.



20.Hazarika, L., Baruah, D., Bakalial, B., Borah, S. and Biswas, S.P. 2011:Dams   doomendangered Ganges dolphin and a traditional indigenous knowledge system(TIKS)of     human dolphin co-operative fishing in the SubansiriRiver,NE India. Proceeding, National Seminar, Ecological and Socio-economic Consequences of Large Dams,LGC, Lakhimpur,Assam, 86-96



21.Hazarika, L.P. , Bakalial, B., Borah,S. and Biswas, S.P. 2011:Fish diversity and their preferential habitats of Subansiri flood plain in North East India: Hydroelectric Project and conservation needs in L. Kosyging eds. Books on Rivers and streams of  NorthEast India:  Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation,pp.151-168Akash Publishing House, New Delhi, India.



22. Bakalial, B., Borah,S. and Hazarika, L.P. 2011: Ornamental fishes from hill stream  channels of Subansiri drainage  system of Assam, North east India: Potential for the aquarium fish trade and conservation issues in L. Kosyging eds. Books on Rivers andstreams of   North East India:  Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation,pp.143-150Akash Publishing House, New Delhi,India.



23.Gogoi, M., Baruah,D. and Borah, S. 2011.Impact of flushing sediment and sudden release of excess water from a dam reservoir on the downstream of a tropical river, North Eastern India.,International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol.:1(1):72-81.



24.Dutta, N.N., Baruah, D. and Borah, S.2011: 2000MW Lower SubansiriHydel Project: An Impending Threat to Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Subansiri Basin Including the BordoibamBillmukh Bird Sanctuary., Indian Journal of Science and Social Science, Vol.1(1):63-69.

25.Baruah,D., Borah,S.,Hazarika, L.P., Dutta,R., Bakalial,B., Biswas, S.P. and Sarma, S.K. 2011: A simple diagnostic tool for measuring river health- example from a tropical snowfed river. Annals of Biological Research, 2(5):432-443



26.Dutta, N.N., Baruah, D. and Borah, S.2011: Diversity, Status and Distribution of   Auvifaunain an IBA Site., Indian Journal of Science and Social Science, Vol.1(2):120-124.

27.Bakalial, B.,  Biswas, S.P., Borah,S. and Hazarika, L.P. 2011: Coldwater hill stream fishes in the down stream of dam progressed Subansiri River in the North-Eastern India Proceeding,National Seminar, Ecological and Socio-economic Consequences of Large Dams, LGC, Lakhimpur,Assam, 129-142.



28.Dutta, N.N., Baruah, D. and Borah, S.2011:Avifaunal diversity in an IBA site of north east India and their conservation, Annals of Biological Research,2 (5) :374-384



29. Baruah, D., Hazarika, L.P., Bakalial, B., Dutta,R. and Biswas, S.P. 2012: A grave danger for the Ganges dolphin (PlatanistagangeticaRoxburgh) in the Subansiri River due to a large hydroelectric project.,  The Environmentalist, 32:85-90 DOI 10.1007/s10669-011-9375-0



30.Bakalial, B., Borah, S., Hazarika, L.P. and Biswas, S.P. 2012: Lower Subansiri large dam in the Subansiri River may pose threat to sustainability of hill stream fishes and Gangetic Dolphin, Proceeding of the National Seminar on Biodiversity Spectrum of North East India, AryaVidyapith College, Guwahati, Assam,India ,13-20



31.Dutta, N.N.., Borah, S and Baruah, D. 2012: Potential Ornamental Ichthyofauna of BordoibamBilmukh Bird Sanctuary (IBA-site) and implication for conservation, North Eastern India, European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2 (5):1632-1638



33. Dutta, N.N., Baruah, D. And Borah, S.2012: Traditional gears used for capturing and preservation of fish by Mishing community of northern bank of the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India, Science Vision, vol:12(4),152-158



34. Dutta, N.N.., Borah, S and Baruah, D. 2012: Potential Ornamental Ichthyofauna of BordoibamBilmukh Bird Sanctuary (IBA-site) and implication for conservation, North Eastern India, European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2 (5):1632-1638

     35.Hazarika, L.P., BaruahDebojit., Borah, S. and  Biswas,S. P. and 2014: Diversity   

assessment of macroinvertebrates in the dam progressed Subansiri river in the North 

Eastern India. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(1):142- 

146



36.Baruah, D. and Borah, S. 2014: Productivity budget in the tailrace of the Subansiri River Before Being Regulated by a Large Dam, Bull. Of Life Science, Vol.XX,44-55,2014.

LIST OF COMPLETED MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS


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Sl No

Year

Title of the Project/ Funding Agency

Status /  Amount

Responsibility

01

2009-2012

STATUS OF COLD WATER HILL STREAM AND ORNAMENTAL FISHES IN THE DOWN STREAM OF RIVER SUBANSIRI BEFORE REGULATED BY 2000 MW HYDEL PROJECT IN THE NORTH EAST INDIA 

Project No: F 35-124/207(SR)-2008 -2009    of UGC

Completed

7,13,800.00

PI

02

2013-2016

IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE 2000 MW LOWER SUBANSIRI DAM ON THE DOWN STREAM FLOOD PLAIN ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS OF SUBANSIRI RIVER

Project no: F42- 990/2013(SR) dated 14-03-2013 of UGC

Completed

9,72,800.00

Co-PI

 

LIST OF COMPLETED MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS

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Sl NoYearTitle of the Project/ Funding AgencyStatusResponsibility
011999-2001

STUDIES ON THE TOXICITIES OF SOME PESTICIDES ON THE BEHAVIOUR, HAEMATOLOGY AND    RESPIRATORY RATE OF SOME    FRESHWATER FISH.

Project.no:F-5-292/98(MRP/NER) 





Completed



40,000.00





Principal Investigator

022004-2006

EFFECT OF SUB - LETHAL  CONCENTRATION  OF    ASSAM   PETROLEUM  CRUDE   OIL  AND  ITS   WATER  SOLUBLE FRACTION   (WSF)     IN   THE  FRESHWATER FISH ,Clariasbatrachus:A  BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSE

Project: no: F-5-170/2003-2004 (MRP/NERO) 1745 



Completed



40,000.00







Principal Investigator

032007-2009

ETHNOZOOLOGICAL ASPECTS FAUNAS OF LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT OF ASSAM OF NE INDIA.

Project no: F-5-19/2006-07(MRP/NER) 5243 





Completed



60,000.00





Principal Investigator

042014-2017

FISH ECOLOGICAL STUDIES AND ITS APPLICATION IN ASSESSING ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF DAM  REGULATED RANGA RIVER IN THE NORTH-EASTERN INDIA”

Project:NoF.5-476/2014-15/MRP/NERO/2339





Completed



2,00,000.00





Principal Investigator

SEMINAR/SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION