Dr Saharia has a Masters in Science and Ph.D. from Guwahati University. His expertise lies in the areas of biotechnology, natural resource management and rural development where he has undertaken several projects and studies in the fields of watershed management, Micropropagation, Renewable Energy and Biofuels. Currently, he is a Board Member of ONGC TERI Biotech Ltd (OTBL). He has been the PI of several mission mode projects for the North-Eastern Region, including the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Mission for Quality Planting Material Production and Utilization for the North East, DBT's Jatropha Micro Mission, DNA Club (DBT’s Natural Resource Awareness Programme Club) in North-Eastern Region and Mini Mission I under Horticulture Mission, ICAR.